Nvidia GTX 1660 vs Nvidia RTX 3060

Nvidia RTX 3060 wins twice: it rents for 2.4x less per hour and still buys 6.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia RTX 3060
Memory bandwidth1.9x on the Nvidia RTX 3060
FP16 / BF16 dense2.5x on the Nvidia RTX 3060
Board power1.4x on the Nvidia GTX 1660

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia GTX 1660 Nvidia RTX 3060
Cheapest listed $0.07 $0.03
Median across providers $0.07 $0.04
Most expensive listed $0.07 $0.06
Providers 2 2
Reporting stock 1 1
One month, 730 hours $51 $21

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia GTX 1660 or the Nvidia RTX 3060 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia GTX 1660 starts at $0.07 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3060 at $0.03. Nvidia RTX 3060 wins twice: it rents for 2.4x less per hour and still buys 6.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia GTX 1660: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 3060: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.03 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia GTX 1660: $51 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3060: $21 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.