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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2135
4017
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
475
487
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6108
11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
24.117
30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
335.835
705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.651
3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.096
35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
97.126
62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2918
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1813
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2918
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1813
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
655
1307
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
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

Essentials

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

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

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
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

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

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

Memory

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

Technologies

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