The debate between the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and the GeForce RTX 3050 has been raging for some time now.
With the RTX 3050 being the cheaper option, many gamers have been wondering which card is the better choice.
The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is a 1047 day old card that was released in February 2019. It is based on the Turing architecture and features 1536 CUDA cores, 6GB of GDDR6 memory, and a boost clock of 1770 MHz. The GeForce RTX 3050, on the other hand, is a newer card that was released in December 2020. It is based on the Ampere architecture and features 896 CUDA cores, 4GB of GDDR6 memory, and a boost clock of 1620 MHz.
So, which card is better? To answer this question, we ran some tests on a variety of games to compare the performance of the two cards.
The results of our tests show that the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters. In games such as Fortnite, the GTX 1660 Ti was up to 25% faster than the RTX 3050. In games such as Apex Legends, the GTX 1660 Ti was up to 40% faster than the RTX 3050. In games such as Cyberpunk 2077, the GTX 1660 Ti was up to 20% faster than the RTX 3050.
The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is also a better bang for your buck. With its 6GB of GDDR6 memory and 1536 CUDA cores, it offers more performance for the same price as the RTX 3050.
In conclusion, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!