NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M videocard review

GeForce GTX 660M videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 22 March 2012. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on Kepler microarchitecture codenamed GK107.

Core clock speed - 835 MHz. Boost clock speed - 950 MHz. Texture fill rate - 30.4 billion / sec. Pipelines - 384. Floating-point performance - 729.6 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 1,270 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 50 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 1 GB. Memory bus width - 128bit. Memory clock speed - 2000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 64.0 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38588

1445

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1295

266

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

345150

4030

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

10.837 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

405.086 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

95.851 Frames/s

1.098 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

530.303 Frames/s

21.798 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

4429.590 mHash/s

33.754 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770 Frames

1094 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

2253 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

3176 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770.000 Fps

1094.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

2253.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

3176.000 Fps

3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

36466

475

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	1445
PassMark - G2D Mark	266
Geekbench - OpenCL	4030
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	10.837 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	405.086 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	1.098 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	21.798 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	33.754 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	1094 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2253 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3176 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	1094.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2253.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3176.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	475

Games performance

1. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
2. Thief (2014)
3. X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
4. Battlefield 4 (2013)
5. Total War: Rome II (2013)
6. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
7. Metro: Last Light (2013)
8. BioShock Infinite (2013)
9. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
10. SimCity (2013)
11. Tomb Raider (2013)
12. Crysis 3 (2013)
13. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
14. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
15. World of Tanks v8 (2012)

16. Borderlands 2 (2012)
17. Dirt Showdown (2012)
18. Diablo III (2012)
19. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
20. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
21. Battlefield 3 (2011)
22. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
23. StarCraft 2 (2010)
24. Metro 2033 (2010)
25. Stalker: Call of Pripyat (2010)
26. Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
27. Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
28. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
29. World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
30. World of Warcraft (2005)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768	226.50
Medium, 1366x768	189.70
High, 1366x768	142.20

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x768	46.00
Medium, 1366x768	30.70
High, 1366x768	26.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	13.00

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	82.20
Medium, 1366x768	38.40
High, 1366x768	18.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.00

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	77.70
Medium, 1366x768	53.40
High, 1366x768	34.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.90

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x768	118.80
Medium, 1366x768	86.30
High, 1366x768	67.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	16.10

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	31.70
Medium, 1366x768	25.90
High, 1366x768	16.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	7.00

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768	62.50
Medium, 1366x768	50.20
High, 1366x768	27.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.30

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720	126.50
Medium, 1366x768	72.40
High, 1366x768	64.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	22.90

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768	246.90
Medium, 1366x768	112.60
High, 1366x768	78.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	29.00

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x768	54.20
Medium, 1366x768	33.70
High, 1366x768	27.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	17.30

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768	131.70
Medium, 1366x768	72.60
High, 1366x768	48.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.10

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	74.70
Medium, 1366x768	39.80
High, 1366x768	26.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.00

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x768	70.10
Medium, 1366x768	52.70
High, 1366x768	27.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.50

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768	132.90
Medium, 1366x768	95.70
High, 1366x768	57.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	37.30

World of Tanks v8 (2012)

Low, 1024x768	57.60
Medium, 1366x768	40.30
High, 1366x768	33.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.50

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768	100.60
Medium, 1366x768	87.70
High, 1366x768	66.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	41.30

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x768	81.55
Medium, 1366x768	65.80
High, 1366x768	50.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	23.40

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768	179.70
Medium, 1366x768	99.90
High, 1366x768	109.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	67.00

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x720	59.70
High, 1366x768	59.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	53.20

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x720	74.85
Medium, 1366x768	60.65
High, 1366x768	48.55
Ultra, 1920x1080	28.20

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x768	75.00
Medium, 1366x768	51.10
High, 1366x768	39.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	18.20

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x768	160.00
High, 1366x768	83.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	31.50

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768	256.00
Medium, 1360x768	89.00
High, 1360x768	73.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	41.99

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x600	112.00
Medium, 1360x768	78.50
High, 1600x900	35.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.00

Stalker: Call of Pripyat (2010)

Ultra, 1920x1200

38.00

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

Low, 640x480	238.00
High, 1024x768	101.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	55.30

Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)

Low, 1024x768	83.90
Medium, 1024x768	72.90
High, 1024x768	67.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	45.80

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Low, 1024x768	105.80
Medium, 1024x768	92.00
High, 1024x768	69.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	21.10

World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)

Low, 800x600	281.00
Medium, 1024x768	126.00
High, 1024x768	96.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	39.00

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x600	213.70
Medium, 1024x768	209.90
High, 1280x1024	117.20

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	Kepler
Code name	GK107
Launch date	22 March 2012
Place in performance rating	1277
Type	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	950 MHz
Core clock speed	835 MHz
CUDA cores	384
Floating-point performance	729.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm
Pipelines	384
Texture fill rate	30.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt
Transistor count	1,270 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size	large
SLI options	2-way
API support
DirectX	12 API
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	64.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
DirectX 11	DirectX 11
FXAA
SLI
TXAA

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M videocard review

Benchmarks

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Thief (2014)

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Metro: Last Light (2013)

BioShock Infinite (2013)

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

SimCity (2013)

Tomb Raider (2013)

Crysis 3 (2013)

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

World of Tanks v8 (2012)

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Diablo III (2012)

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Metro 2033 (2010)

Stalker: Call of Pripyat (2010)

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)

World of Warcraft (2005)

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Technical info

Video outputs and ports

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

API support

Memory

Technologies

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