[Comparison] NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (75W) vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti – The GTX 1660 Ti is a tough opponent
With the new RTX 3050 Ti hitting the market strongly, we wonder what would happen if we put it against a more powerful GPU from the past. This is where the GTX 1660 Ti slots in. It was a beast in its class when it was released, and to be fair, it is still a beast to this day.
This is why a comparison between these two cards will be great. Is it better to get a laptop with the 1660 Ti for less money, or is the new RTX Ampere architecture able to overcome another challenger?
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Today we are comparing the GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (60W) against the GTX 1660 Ti.
You can find more information about both GPUs here: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 60W) / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop)
Specs table
| RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 60W) | GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop) | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Turing |
| Lithography | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Base / Max Frequency | 1222MHz / 1485MHz | 1455MHz / 1590MHz |
| Memory Type | GDDR6-12000MHz | GDDR6-12000MHz |
| Memory capacity | 4GB | 6GB |
| Cores | 2048 | 1536 |
| Power Consumption | 60W | 80W |
| Memory bus | 128-bit | 292-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/sec | 288 GB/sec |
GPU benchmarks
The 1660 Ti managed to perform better in all three synthetic benchmarks, with score leads of 6%, 8%, and 1%, in 3DMark Fire Strike, Unigine Heaven 4.0, and Unigine Superposition, respectively.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
Results are from 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Gaming tests
| Far Cry 5 | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 60W) | 100 fps (+6%) | 91 fps (+5%) | 85 fps (+2%) |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop) | 94 fps | 87 fps | 83 fps |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 60W) | 116 fps | 57 fps | 37 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop) | 120 fps (+3%) | 65 fps (+14%) | 43 fps (+16%) |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Highest (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 60W) | 84 fps (+5%) | 71 fps | – |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop) | 80 fps | 76 fps (+7%) | 49 fps |
| Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 60W) | 77 fps (+4%) | 66 fps | 40 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop) | 74 fps | 66 fps | 43 fps (+7%) |
Conclusion
In conclusion, the GTX 1660 Ti is still very competitive and you should be on the lookout for laptops with it. The performance that it offers is similar to the one of the RTX 3050 Ti. On the other hand, the RTX 3050 Ti offers Ray tracing capabilities, which might appeal to more people. Also, it’s the newer card, so optimizations are inbound in many games. If you don’t care that much about the future-proofing and just want a system to game on now, the GTX 1660 Ti is a great choice, however, CPUs that come with it will be older, as the GPU itself is a few years old.
All laptops with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 60W):
All laptops with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop):
Author: Severin Kolakov
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In allen 12 Gamingtests hat die 3050Ti bessere fps (zum Teil sogar deutlich) aber trotzdem wird im Fazit die 1660Ti empfohlen weil sie “ähnliche und zum Teil sogar bessere” Leistung hat? Wurden in den Gamingtest Ergebnissen die GPU-Bezeichnungen vertauscht? Das Fazit macht angesichts der gegenteiligen Zahlen die die 3050Ti in allen Gamingtests überlegen zeigen nicht wirklich Sinn.