MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G vs MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G

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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G launched Q1/2021, which is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 architecture. It will come with 12 GB of high-bandwidth GDDR6 memory.The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G features 3584 shader, 64 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.777 GHz and equipped with a power draw of 170 W. The GPU supports up to 4 monitors with resolutions of 7680x4320. In addition, if you are looking for Air cooling cooler & Axial fan-type, it would be your best choice.

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G launched Q1/2019, which is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 architecture. It will come with 6 GB of high-bandwidth GDDR5 memory.The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G features 1408 shader, 48 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.785 GHz and equipped with a power draw of 120 W. The GPU supports up to 3 monitors with resolutions of 3840x2160. In addition, if you are looking for Air cooling cooler & Axial fan-type, it would be your best choice.

	GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	Based on	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GA106-300-A1	GPU Chip	TU116-300-A1
28	Execution units	22
3584	Shader	1408
64	Render Output Units	48
112	Texture Units	88
	Memory
12 GB	Memory Size	6 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR5
1.875 GHz	Memory Speed	2 GHz
360 GB/s	Memory Bandwith	192 GB/s
192 bit	Memory Interface	192 bit
	Clock Speeds
1.320 GHz	Base Clock	1.530 GHz
1.777 GHz	Boost Clock	1.785 GHz
	Avg (Game) Clock
Yes	Overclocking	Yes
	Thermal Design
170 W	TDP	120 W
180 W+ 6 %	TDP (up)	--
--	Tjunction max	--
2 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 8-Pin
	Cooler & Fans
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
3 x 95 mm	Fan 1	2 x 90 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
0 dB / Silent	Noise (Idle)	--
32 dB	Noise (Load)	--
	Connectivity
4	Max. Displays	3
2.3	HDCP-Version	2.2
1x HDMI v2.1	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4a	DP Ports	3x DP v1.4
--	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--
	Featureset
7680x4320	Max. resolution	3840x2160
12_2	DirectX	12_1
Yes	Raytracing	No
Yes	DLSS / FSR	No}
MSI Mystic Light	LED	MSI Mystic Light
	Supported Video Codecs
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	AV1	No
Decode	VP8	Decode
Decode	VP9	Decode
	Dimensions
323 mm	Length	247 mm
140 mm	Height	127 mm
56 mm	Width	46 mm
3 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	3 PCIe-Slots
1477 g	Weight	845 g
PCIe 4.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 3.0 x 16
	Additional data
--	Part-no	--
Q1/2021	Release date	Q1/2019
459 $	Release price	--
8 nm	Structure size	12 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G		MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G
170 W	Max TDP	120 W
NA	Power consumption per day (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per day	NA
NA	Power consumption per year (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per year	NA

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING Trio 12G vs MSI GeForce GTX 1660 GAMING 6G

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