NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM 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 GTX 745 OEM
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
- Around 5% higher core clock speed: 1033 MHz vs 980 MHz
- 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 140 Watt
- 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
- 300x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
- Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 97.126 vs 62.69
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 18 February 2014 vs 6 September 2012 |
Core clock speed | 1033 MHz vs 980 MHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 55 Watt vs 140 Watt |
Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 2 GB |
Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s |
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 97.126 vs 62.69 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- 3.2x more texture fill rate: 78.4 billion / sec vs 24.79 GTexel / s
- 2.5x more pipelines: 960 vs 384
- 2.5x better floating-point performance: 1,981 gflops vs 793.3 gflops
- Around 88% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4017 vs 2135
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 487 vs 475
- Around 86% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11364 vs 6108
- Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.505 vs 24.117
- 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 335.835
- Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 1.651
- Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.416 vs 27.096
- Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3581 vs 2918
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3690 vs 1813
- Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3365 vs 3309
- Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3581 vs 2918
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3690 vs 1813
- Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3365 vs 3309
- 2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1307 vs 655
Specifications (specs) | |
Texture fill rate | 78.4 billion / sec vs 24.79 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 960 vs 384 |
Floating-point performance | 1,981 gflops vs 793.3 gflops |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 4017 vs 2135 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 487 vs 475 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 11364 vs 6108 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 30.505 vs 24.117 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 705.293 vs 335.835 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 3.085 vs 1.651 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 35.416 vs 27.096 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3581 vs 2918 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3690 vs 1813 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3365 vs 3309 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3581 vs 2918 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3690 vs 1813 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3365 vs 3309 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1307 vs 655 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Geekbench - OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 2135 | 4017 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 475 | 487 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 6108 | 11364 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 24.117 | 30.505 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 335.835 | 705.293 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.651 | 3.085 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 27.096 | 35.416 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 97.126 | 62.69 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2918 | 3581 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1813 | 3690 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3309 | 3365 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2918 | 3581 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1813 | 3690 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3309 | 3365 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 655 | 1307 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Maxwell | Kepler |
Code name | GM107 | GK106 |
Launch date | 18 February 2014 | 6 September 2012 |
Place in performance rating | 979 | 740 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | |
Price now | $349.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 14.35 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 1033 MHz | 980 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 793.3 gflops | 1,981 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 384 | 960 |
Texture fill rate | 24.79 GTexel / s | 78.4 billion / sec |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 55 Watt | 140 Watt |
Transistor count | 1,870 million | 2,540 million |
Boost clock speed | 1033 MHz | |
CUDA cores | 960 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | |
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HDCP | ||
HDMI | ||
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
Multi monitor support | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 145 mm | 9.5" (24.1 cm) |
Supplementary power connectors | None | One 6-pin |
Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (11_0) | 12.0 (11_0) |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB / s | 144.2 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192-bit GDDR5 |
Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 6.0 GB/s |
Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
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FXAA | ||
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SLI | ||
TXAA |