NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2.3x more texture fill rate: 102.5 billion / sec vs 43.9 billion / sec
2.8x more pipelines: 1344 vs 480
Around 75% better floating-point performance: 2,459.5 gflops vs 1,405.4 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 219 Watt
Around 60% higher maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1280 MB
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4412 vs 3928
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 15349 vs 13352
Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1029.267 vs 736.185
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 45.894 vs 40.08

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 August 2012 vs 7 December 2010
Texture fill rate	102.5 billion / sec vs 43.9 billion / sec
Pipelines	1344 vs 480
Floating-point performance	2,459.5 gflops vs 1,405.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 219 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1280 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4412 vs 3928
Geekbench - OpenCL	15349 vs 13352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1029.267 vs 736.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	45.894 vs 40.08
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3684 vs 3668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3337 vs 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3684 vs 3668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3337 vs 3325

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

Around 60% higher core clock speed: 1464 MHz vs 915 MHz
316.7x more memory clock speed: 1900 MHz (3800 data rate) vs 6.0 GB/s
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 473 vs 466
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.849 vs 36.256
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.369 vs 3.037
Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 122.953 vs 82.191
Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4862 vs 3285
Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4862 vs 3285

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1464 MHz vs 915 MHz
Memory clock speed	1900 MHz (3800 data rate) vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	473 vs 466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	36.849 vs 36.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.369 vs 3.037
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	122.953 vs 82.191
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4862 vs 3285
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4862 vs 3285

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4412

3928

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

466

473

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

15349

13352

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

36.256

36.849

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1029.267

736.185

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.037

4.369

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

45.894

40.08

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

82.191

122.953

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3285

4862

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3684

3668

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

3325

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3285

4862

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3684

3668

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

3325

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
PassMark - G3D Mark	4412	3928
PassMark - G2D Mark	466	473
Geekbench - OpenCL	15349	13352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	36.256	36.849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1029.267	736.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.037	4.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	45.894	40.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	82.191	122.953
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3285	4862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3684	3668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3337	3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3285	4862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3684	3668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3337	3325
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1615	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GK104	GF110
Launch date	16 August 2012	7 December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$349
Place in performance rating	726	728
Price now	$321.99	$99.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	17.34	48.11
Technical info
Boost clock speed	980 MHz
Core clock speed	915 MHz	1464 MHz
CUDA cores	1344	480
Floating-point performance	2,459.5 gflops	1,405.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	1344	480
Texture fill rate	102.5 billion / sec	43.9 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	219 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	3,000 million
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options	3-way	3-way
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	Two 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.3	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1280 MB
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB / s	152.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	1900 MHz (3800 data rate)
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA
DSR
Surround