RTX 3050 Mobile vs GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

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Combined performance score

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
22.74

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking226214
Place by popularitynot in top-10047
Value for money15.87no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameN18E-G0Ampere GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 April 2019 (4 years old)4 January 2022 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data
Current price$1037 (4.5x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores15362560
Core clock speed1140 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speed1335 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate128.2102.0

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.58.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 22.74
RTX 3050 Mobile 23.54
+3.5%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 8814
RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+3.5%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 3% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 31845
RTX 3050 Mobile 77234
+143%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 143% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 17439
RTX 3050 Mobile 21358
+22.5%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 22% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 13355
RTX 3050 Mobile 15685
+17.4%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 17% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 63086
RTX 3050 Mobile 90224
+43%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 43% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 306910
RTX 3050 Mobile 580370
+89.1%

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q by 89% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD79
−17.7%
93
+17.7%
1440p45−50
−11.1%
50
+11.1%
4K33
+3.1%
32
−3.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−186%
106
+186%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+19.1%
45−50
−19.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−87.5%
75
+87.5%
Battlefield 5 83
+7.8%
75−80
−7.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 88
+41.9%
60−65
−41.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−124%
83
+124%
Far Cry 5 69
−71%
118
+71%
Far Cry New Dawn 81
−35.8%
110
+35.8%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−2.6%
75−80
+2.6%
Hitman 3 65−70
−4.5%
70−75
+4.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 78
−23.1%
96
+23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+89.5%
35−40
−89.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
−51.4%
106
+51.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−93.2%
85
+93.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+8.5%
45−50
−8.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−55%
62
+55%
Battlefield 5 78
+1.3%
75−80
−1.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+9.7%
60−65
−9.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−64.9%
61
+64.9%
Far Cry 5 66
−62.1%
107
+62.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 78
−32.1%
103
+32.1%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−2.6%
75−80
+2.6%
Hitman 3 65−70
−4.5%
70−75
+4.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 58
−25.9%
73
+25.9%
Metro Exodus 48
−29.2%
62
+29.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 38
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60
−45%
87
+45%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
−82.6%
168
+82.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−65.9%
73
+65.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 42
−11.9%
45−50
+11.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−32.5%
53
+32.5%
Battlefield 5 73
−5.5%
75−80
+5.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−64.9%
61
+64.9%
Far Cry 5 62
−59.7%
99
+59.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 71
−32.4%
94
+32.4%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−2.6%
75−80
+2.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−27.5%
65
+27.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−61.4%
71
+61.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%
Hitman 3 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−73.3%
52
+73.3%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−63.6%
36
+63.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−93.3%
58
+93.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−81.8%
40
+81.8%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−3.9%
50−55
+3.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−114%
30
+114%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−74.4%
68
+74.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−56.8%
69
+56.8%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−4.3%
45−50
+4.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−94.1%
33
+94.1%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Hitman 3 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+7.1%
14
−7.1%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−64.3%
23
+64.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−87.5%
30
+87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−41.9%
44
+41.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−100%
24
+100%
Battlefield 5 38
+35.7%
27−30
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−140%
12
+140%
Far Cry 5 30
−16.7%
35
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−68.2%
37
+68.2%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−3.1%
30−35
+3.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−90%
19
+90%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 17.7% faster than GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 11.1% faster than GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is 3.1% faster than RTX 3050 Mobile

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is 89.5% faster than the RTX 3050 Mobile.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 186% faster than the GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 9 tests (13%)
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 57 tests (84%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 22.74 23.54
Recency 23 April 2019 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 130 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile. The differences in performance seem too small.


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