NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 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 750

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 1020 MHz vs 980 MHz
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1085 MHz vs 1033 MHz
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 515 vs 487
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 34.239 vs 30.505
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 69.814 vs 62.69
  • Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4498 vs 3581
  • Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4498 vs 3581
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 February 2014 vs 6 September 2012
Core clock speed 1020 MHz vs 980 MHz
Boost clock speed 1085 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 515 vs 487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 34.239 vs 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 69.814 vs 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4498 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3704 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4498 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3704 vs 3690

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

  • 2.3x more texture fill rate: 78.4 billion / sec vs 34.72 GTexel / s
  • Around 88% higher pipelines: 960 vs 512
  • Around 78% better floating-point performance: 1,981 gflops vs 1,111 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 6.0 GB/s vs 5.0 GB/s
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4017 vs 3337
  • Around 22% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11364 vs 9306
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 639.427
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 2.341
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.416 vs 32
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3365 vs 3346
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3365 vs 3346
  • Around 24% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1307 vs 1050
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 78.4 billion / sec vs 34.72 GTexel / s
Pipelines 960 vs 512
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops vs 1,111 gflops
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s vs 5.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4017 vs 3337
Geekbench - OpenCL 11364 vs 9306
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 705.293 vs 639.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.085 vs 2.341
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.416 vs 32
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 vs 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 vs 3346
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1307 vs 1050

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
4017
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
515
487
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9306
11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
34.239
30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
639.427
705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.341
3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
32
35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
69.814
62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4498
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3704
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4498
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3704
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1050
1307
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark 3337 4017
PassMark - G2D Mark 515 487
Geekbench - OpenCL 9306 11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 34.239 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 639.427 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.341 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 32 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 69.814 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4498 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3704 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4498 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3704 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1050 1307

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM107 GK106
Launch date 18 February 2014 6 September 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $119 $229
Place in performance rating 724 740
Price now $150.99 $349.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 27.54 14.35

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1085 MHz 1033 MHz
Core clock speed 1020 MHz 980 MHz
CUDA cores 512 960
Floating-point performance 1,111 gflops 1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 95 °C
Pipelines 512 960
Texture fill rate 34.72 GTexel / s 78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt 140 Watt
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI Internal Internal
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini... One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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 5.7" (14.5 cm) 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.4 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 80 GB / s 144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 6.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

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