NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 7.4x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 140 Watt
Launch date 27 March 2014 vs 6 September 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

  • Around 3% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 954 MHz
  • 5.1x more texture fill rate: 78.4 billion / sec vs 15.26 GTexel / s
  • 5x more pipelines: 960 vs 192
  • 5.4x better floating-point performance: 1,981 gflops vs 366.3 gflops
  • 6x more memory clock speed: 6.0 GB/s vs 1.8 GB/s
  • 6.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4017 vs 623
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 487 vs 212
  • 5.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11364 vs 1946
  • 4.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.505 vs 6.705
  • 7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 100.391
  • 7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 0.441
  • 4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.416 vs 8.146
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 62.69 vs 20.64
  • 3.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3581 vs 977
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3690 vs 1494
  • Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3365 vs 1833
  • 3.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3581 vs 977
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3690 vs 1494
  • Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3365 vs 1833
  • 6.8x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1307 vs 192
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 980 MHz vs 954 MHz
Texture fill rate 78.4 billion / sec vs 15.26 GTexel / s
Pipelines 960 vs 192
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops vs 366.3 gflops
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s vs 1.8 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4017 vs 623
PassMark - G2D Mark 487 vs 212
Geekbench - OpenCL 11364 vs 1946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.505 vs 6.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 705.293 vs 100.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.085 vs 0.441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.416 vs 8.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 62.69 vs 20.64
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3581 vs 977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3690 vs 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 vs 1833
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3581 vs 977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3690 vs 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 vs 1833
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1307 vs 192

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
623
4017
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
212
487
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
1946
11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.705
30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
100.391
705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.441
3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.146
35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.64
62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
977
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1494
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1833
3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
977
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1494
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1833
3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
192
1307
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark 623 4017
PassMark - G2D Mark 212 487
Geekbench - OpenCL 1946 11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.705 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 100.391 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.441 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.146 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.64 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 977 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1494 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1833 3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 977 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1494 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1833 3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 192 1307

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Essentials

Architecture Kepler 2.0 Kepler
Code name GK208B GK106
Launch date 27 March 2014 6 September 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $34.99 $229
Place in performance rating 1488 740
Price now $34.99 $349.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 23.15 14.35

Technical info

Core clock speed 954 MHz 980 MHz
CUDA cores 192 960
Floating-point performance 366.3 gflops 1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 95 °C
Pipelines 192 960
Texture fill rate 15.26 GTexel / s 78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt 140 Watt
Transistor count 292 million 2,540 million
Boost clock speed 1033 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI Internal Internal
Display Connectors Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536 2048x1536
Multi monitor support
G-SYNC support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 2.713" (6.9 cm) 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 2.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 1.8 GB/s 6.0 GB/s
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5

Technologies

3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
PhysX
PureVideo
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA