NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 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 GTX 660 Ti

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher core clock speed: 915 MHz vs 810 MHz
  • 7.9x more texture fill rate: 102.5 billion / sec vs 12.96 GTexel / s
  • 14x more pipelines: 1344 vs 96
  • 7.9x better floating-point performance: 2,459.5 gflops vs 311.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • 6.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4413 vs 681
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 468 vs 225
  • 6.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 15375 vs 2473
  • 5.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.256 vs 6.498
  • 7.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1029.267 vs 140.06
  • 6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.037 vs 0.502
  • 4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 45.894 vs 9.613
  • 6.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 82.191 vs 12.49
  • 2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3285 vs 1151
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3684 vs 1853
  • Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3337 vs 2073
  • 2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3285 vs 1151
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3684 vs 1853
  • Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3337 vs 2073
  • 9.5x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1615 vs 170
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 16 August 2012 vs 15 May 2012
Core clock speed 915 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate 102.5 billion / sec vs 12.96 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1344 vs 96
Floating-point performance 2,459.5 gflops vs 311.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4413 vs 681
PassMark - G2D Mark 468 vs 225
Geekbench - OpenCL 15375 vs 2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.256 vs 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1029.267 vs 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.037 vs 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 45.894 vs 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 82.191 vs 12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3285 vs 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 vs 2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3285 vs 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 vs 2073
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1615 vs 170

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • 300x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 150 Watt
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
4413
681
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
468
225
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
15375
2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.256
6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1029.267
140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.037
0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
45.894
9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
82.191
12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3285
1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3285
1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
2073
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1615
170
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
PassMark - G3D Mark 4413 681
PassMark - G2D Mark 468 225
Geekbench - OpenCL 15375 2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.256 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1029.267 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.037 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 45.894 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 82.191 12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3285 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3285 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 2073
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1615 170

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK104 GF108
Launch date 16 August 2012 15 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $99.99
Place in performance rating 701 1440
Price now $321.99 $99.21
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 17.34 8.89

Technical info

Boost clock speed 980 MHz
Core clock speed 915 MHz 810 MHz
CUDA cores 1344
Floating-point performance 2,459.5 gflops 311.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 1344 96
Texture fill rate 102.5 billion / sec 12.96 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt
Transistor count 3,540 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm) 145 mm
SLI options 3-way
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.3 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 144.2 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 192-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

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