Two Nvidia consumer GPUs, one Turing and one Ampere: 6 GB GDDR5 against 8 GB GDDR6 and 17% more memory bandwidth on the RTX 3050.
At a glance
Memory
- GTX 1660
- 6 GB
- RTX 3050
- 8 GB
1.3x more on RTX 3050
Memory bandwidth
- GTX 1660
- 192 GB/s
- RTX 3050
- 224 GB/s
1.2x higher on RTX 3050
Cheapest on-demand
- GTX 1660
- $0.04 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3050
- $0.07 /GPU/hr
42% cheaper on GTX 1660
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | GTX 1660 | RTX 3050 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.04 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.07 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.19 (24 mo) | No reserved listings | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. No median for on-demand, reserved and spot on the GTX 1660 and on-demand and spot on the RTX 3050: we only show one when at least 3 providers list the GPU on that billing type. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
GTX 1660 vs RTX 3050 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | GTX 1660 | RTX 3050 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 6 GB GDDR5 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 1.3x more on RTX 3050 |
| Bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 224 GB/s | 1.2x higher on RTX 3050 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 128-bit | 1.5x wider on GTX 1660 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 10.1 TFLOPS | 18.2 TFLOPS | 1.8x higher on RTX 3050 |
| INT8 | Not supported | 72.8 TOPS | RTX 3050 only |
| FP32 | 5.0 TFLOPS | 9.1 TFLOPS | 1.8x higher on RTX 3050 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 120 W | 130 W | 1.1x higher on RTX 3050 |
| Released | Q1 2019 | Q1 2022 | 3 years newer on RTX 3050 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: GTX 1660 datasheet and RTX 3050 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | GTX 1660 /GPU/hr | RTX 3050 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.0400 | On-Demand $0.07 |
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.68 | On-Demand $0.07 |
Database Mart
|
Reserved (24mo) $0.19 | -- |
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Our data for Nvidia GTX 1660 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3050 on Sept. 7, 2026.