AMD Radeon E9260 PCIe vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon E9260 PCIe and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon E9260 PCIe

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 32% higher core clock speed: 1090 MHz vs 823 MHz
  • Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 888 MHz
  • Around 5% better floating-point performance: 2,150 gflops vs 2,046 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1536 MB
  • Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 5600 MHz
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 44.281 vs 32.718
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.951 vs 3.143
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 65.944 vs 56.509
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 196.307 vs 67.697
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3325
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3325
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 September 2016 vs 22 August 2012
Core clock speed 1090 MHz vs 823 MHz
Boost clock speed 1200 MHz vs 888 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops vs 2,046 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1536 MB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 5600 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 44.281 vs 32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.951 vs 3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 65.944 vs 56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 196.307 vs 67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3325

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

  • Around 48% higher texture fill rate: 85.25 GTexel / s vs 57.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 29% higher pipelines: 1152 vs 896
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1021.371 vs 785.276
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5983 vs 5269
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3665 vs 2344
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5983 vs 5269
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3665 vs 2344
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 85.25 GTexel / s vs 57.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1152 vs 896
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1021.371 vs 785.276
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5983 vs 5269
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3665 vs 2344
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5983 vs 5269
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3665 vs 2344

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon E9260 PCIe
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
44.281
32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
785.276
1021.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.951
3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
65.944
56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
196.307
67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5269
5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2344
3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5269
5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2344
3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3325
Name AMD Radeon E9260 PCIe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 44.281 32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 785.276 1021.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.951 3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 65.944 56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 196.307 67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5269 5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2344 3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5269 5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2344 3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 3325
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon E9260 PCIe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Kepler
Code name Baffin GK104
Launch date 27 September 2016 22 August 2012
Place in performance rating 847 850
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz 888 MHz
Core clock speed 1090 MHz 823 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 2,046 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 896 1152
Texture fill rate 57.6 GTexel / s 85.25 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 130 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million 3,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Length 241 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB / s 134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 5600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5