GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs GTX 660 Ti

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 Ti and GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 660 Ti
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
9.87

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms GTX 660 Ti by a whopping 363% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking43456
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.7567.28
Power efficiency5.2118.07
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK104GA104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 August 2012 (12 years ago)1 December 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 3060 Ti has 2347% better value for money than GTX 660 Ti.

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 cores13444864
Core clock speed915 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate109.8253.1
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPS16.2 TFLOPS
ROPs2480
TMUs112152
Tensor Coresno data152
Ray Tracing Coresno data38

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm242 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 12-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+8.6
DLSS-+

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.

GTX 660 Ti 9.87
RTX 3060 Ti 45.67
+363%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 660 Ti 4410
RTX 3060 Ti 20404
+363%

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 660 Ti 8415
RTX 3060 Ti 37941
+351%

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.

GTX 660 Ti 23726
RTX 3060 Ti 78597
+231%

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 660 Ti 5432
RTX 3060 Ti 28145
+418%

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 660 Ti 37758
RTX 3060 Ti 153968
+308%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 660 Ti 15362
RTX 3060 Ti 109075
+610%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 660 Ti 15564
RTX 3060 Ti 115945
+645%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 660 Ti 11274
RTX 3060 Ti 128321
+1038%

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 HD77
−81.8%
140
+81.8%
1440p16−18
−394%
79
+394%
4K10−12
−390%
49
+390%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.88
−36.2%
2.85
+36.2%
1440p18.69
−270%
5.05
+270%
4K29.90
−267%
8.14
+267%
  • RTX 3060 Ti has 36% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Ti has 270% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Ti has 267% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−493%
344
+493%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−500%
132
+500%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−721%
156
+721%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−209%
145
+209%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−469%
330
+469%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−414%
113
+414%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−311%
144
+311%
Fortnite 60−65
−237%
210−220
+237%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−335%
200
+335%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−433%
176
+433%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−568%
127
+568%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−358%
170−180
+358%
Valorant 95−100
−177%
270−280
+177%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−164%
124
+164%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−286%
224
+286%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 192
−44.8%
270−280
+44.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−332%
95
+332%
Dota 2 75−80
−93.3%
145
+93.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−291%
137
+291%
Fortnite 60−65
−237%
210−220
+237%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−326%
196
+326%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−379%
158
+379%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−244%
141
+244%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−421%
99
+421%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−400%
110
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−358%
170−180
+358%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−561%
185
+561%
Valorant 95−100
−177%
270−280
+177%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−143%
114
+143%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−282%
84
+282%
Dota 2 75−80
−80%
135
+80%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−269%
129
+269%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−276%
173
+276%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−326%
81
+326%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−358%
170−180
+358%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−229%
92
+229%
Valorant 95−100
−180%
274
+180%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
−237%
210−220
+237%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
−630%
146
+630%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 80−85
−328%
300−350
+328%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−506%
97
+506%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−450%
66
+450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−178%
170−180
+178%
Valorant 110−120
−156%
300−350
+156%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−250%
98
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−500%
54
+500%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−357%
105
+357%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−477%
150
+477%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−418%
57
+418%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−600%
100−110
+600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
−487%
130−140
+487%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−620%
36
+620%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−386%
107
+386%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−617%
43
+617%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−492%
77
+492%
Valorant 55−60
−407%
280−290
+407%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−364%
65
+364%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−525%
25
+525%
Dota 2 35−40
−179%
109
+179%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−491%
65
+491%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−472%
103
+472%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−520%
31
+520%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−690%
75−80
+690%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
−600%
70−75
+600%

This is how GTX 660 Ti and RTX 3060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Ti is 82% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Ti is 394% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Ti is 390% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 Ti is 1140% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3060 Ti surpassed GTX 660 Ti in all 66 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.87 45.67
Recency 16 August 2012 1 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 200 Watt

GTX 660 Ti has 33.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 362.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 Ti in performance tests.

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