GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q vs GTX 1660 Ti
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 165 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 27 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 43.22 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 19.27 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | TU116 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 22 February 2019 (5 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $279 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | 1536 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1500 MHz | 712 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1770 MHz | 1057 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,600 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 169.9 | 67.65 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.437 TFLOPS | 4.329 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 96 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 176.0 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 February 2019 | 11 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 35 Watt |
GTX 1660 Ti has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 3050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 242.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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