NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

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

  • Around 7% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 915 MHz
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1033 MHz vs 980 MHz
  • Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 487 vs 468
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 3.037
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3581 vs 3285
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3365 vs 3337
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3581 vs 3285
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3365 vs 3337
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 980 MHz vs 915 MHz
Boost clock speed 1033 MHz vs 980 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 487 vs 468
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.085 vs 3.037
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3581 vs 3285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3690 vs 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 vs 3337
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3581 vs 3285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3690 vs 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 vs 3337

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

  • Around 31% higher texture fill rate: 102.5 billion / sec vs 78.4 billion / sec
  • Around 40% higher pipelines: 1344 vs 960
  • Around 24% better floating-point performance: 2,459.5 gflops vs 1,981 gflops
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4413 vs 4017
  • Around 35% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 15375 vs 11364
  • Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.256 vs 30.505
  • Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1029.267 vs 705.293
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 45.894 vs 35.416
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 82.191 vs 62.69
  • Around 24% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1615 vs 1307
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 102.5 billion / sec vs 78.4 billion / sec
Pipelines 1344 vs 960
Floating-point performance 2,459.5 gflops vs 1,981 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4413 vs 4017
Geekbench - OpenCL 15375 vs 11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.256 vs 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1029.267 vs 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 45.894 vs 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 82.191 vs 62.69
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1615 vs 1307

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
4017
4413
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
487
468
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11364
15375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.505
36.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
705.293
1029.267
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.085
3.037
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
35.416
45.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
62.69
82.191
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3581
3285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3690
3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3365
3337
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3581
3285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3690
3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3365
3337
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1307
1615
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark 4017 4413
PassMark - G2D Mark 487 468
Geekbench - OpenCL 11364 15375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.505 36.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 705.293 1029.267
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.085 3.037
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.416 45.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 62.69 82.191
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3581 3285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3690 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 3337
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3581 3285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3690 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 3337
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1307 1615

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK106 GK104
Launch date 6 September 2012 16 August 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $299
Place in performance rating 740 701
Price now $349.99 $321.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 14.35 17.34

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1033 MHz 980 MHz
Core clock speed 980 MHz 915 MHz
CUDA cores 960 1344
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops 2,459.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 960 1344
Texture fill rate 78.4 billion / sec 102.5 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 2,540 million 3,540 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm) 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm) 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin Two 6-pin
SLI options 3-way

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 144.2 GB / s 144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 192-bit GDDR5 192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s 6.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

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