GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs GTX 1660 Ti Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
28.92
+9.9%

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 Ti Mobile by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking194210
Place by popularitynot in top-10053
Cost-effectiveness evaluation100.00no data
Power efficiency24.7924.07
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU116GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores15362560
Core clock speed1455 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speed1590 MHz1035 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate152.682.80
Floating-point processing power4.884 TFLOPS5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs9680
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16

VRAM capacity and type

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 speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

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 compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.58.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 Mobile 28.92
+9.9%
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.32

  • Other tests
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU
    • 3DMark Time Spy Graphics

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.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 20119
+11.4%
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057

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.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 14818
+10.9%
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360

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.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 97517
+33.7%
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 72925

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.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 419800
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 422757
+0.7%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 5659
+9.5%
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 5170

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 HD88
+17.3%
75
−17.3%
1440p58
+38.1%
42
−38.1%
4K32
+28%
25
−28%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.60no data
1440p3.95no data
4K7.16no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+38.7%
62
−38.7%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80
+45.5%
55−60
−45.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+10%
60
−10%
Battlefield 5 129
+57.3%
80−85
−57.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 82
+60.8%
50−55
−60.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 68
+15.3%
59
−15.3%
Far Cry 5 98
+69%
55−60
−69%
Far Cry New Dawn 102
+56.9%
65−70
−56.9%
Forza Horizon 4 304
+108%
140−150
−108%
Hitman 3 77
−3.9%
80
+3.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 209
+81.7%
110−120
−81.7%
Metro Exodus 126
−13.5%
143
+13.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+1%
98
−1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 155
+82.4%
85−90
−82.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 225
−2.7%
231
+2.7%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 125
+127%
55−60
−127%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 49
+40%
35
−40%
Battlefield 5 109
+32.9%
80−85
−32.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 73
+43.1%
50−55
−43.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+20%
45
−20%
Far Cry 5 77
+32.8%
55−60
−32.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 70
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 256
+75.3%
140−150
−75.3%
Hitman 3 74
−4.1%
77
+4.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 207
+80%
110−120
−80%
Metro Exodus 104
−9.6%
114
+9.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 83
+6.4%
78
−6.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 118
+12.4%
105
−12.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+3.7%
50−55
−3.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 214
+5.4%
203
−5.4%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+61.5%
26
−61.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 53
+3.9%
50−55
−3.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+30%
40
−30%
Far Cry 5 57
−1.8%
55−60
+1.8%
Forza Horizon 4 99
−47.5%
140−150
+47.5%
Hitman 3 63
−6.3%
67
+6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90
−2.2%
92
+2.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 101
+12.2%
90
−12.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+10%
50
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+17.9%
28
−17.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80
−1.3%
81
+1.3%
Battlefield 5 66
+40.4%
45−50
−40.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
+21.1%
35−40
−21.1%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 36
+38.5%
24−27
−38.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+23.1%
26
−23.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+35.7%
27−30
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+13.6%
22
−13.6%
Far Cry 5 36
+24.1%
27−30
−24.1%
Forza Horizon 4 182
+27.3%
140−150
−27.3%
Hitman 3 41
−12.2%
46
+12.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
−6.2%
69
+6.2%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−5.2%
61
+5.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+6.5%
30−35
−6.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 203
+46%
139
−46%
Red Dead Redemption 2 56
+0%
56
+0%
Battlefield 5 31
+24%
24−27
−24%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%
Hitman 3 25
+25%
20
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 76
−68.4%
120−130
+68.4%
Metro Exodus 41
−14.6%
47
+14.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+20.7%
29
−20.7%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 19
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+5.9%
30−35
−5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−3%
34
+3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+30%
10
−30%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−7.4%
29
+7.4%

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

  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 17% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 38% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 28% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 127% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 68% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is ahead in 50 tests (69%)
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 18 tests (25%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.92 26.32
Recency 23 April 2019 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has a 9.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 6.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile.


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