GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs GTX 660

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	482	not rated
Place by popularity	92	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.89	no data
Power efficiency	5.24	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	GK106	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 September 2012 (13 years ago)	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	960	3840
Core clock speed	980 MHz	817 MHz
Boost clock speed	1033 MHz	1282 MHz
Number of transistors	2,540 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	82.56	153.8
Floating-point processing power	1.981 TFLOPS	9.846 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	48
TMUs	80	120
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	30
L1 Cache	80 KB	3.8 MB
L2 Cache	384 KB	3 MB

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 size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no 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 support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 September 2012	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	60 Watt

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