NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 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 770

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher core clock speed: 1046 MHz vs 980 MHz
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1085 MHz vs 1033 MHz
  • Around 71% higher texture fill rate: 134 billion / sec vs 78.4 billion / sec
  • Around 60% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 960
  • Around 68% better floating-point performance: 3,333 gflops vs 1,981 gflops
  • 1168.7x more memory clock speed: 7012 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5939 vs 4017
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 562 vs 487
  • Around 59% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18068 vs 11364
  • Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.824 vs 30.505
  • Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1089.67 vs 705.293
  • Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.899 vs 3.085
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 44.06 vs 35.416
  • Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 103.884 vs 62.69
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7412 vs 3581
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7412 vs 3581
  • Around 65% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2155 vs 1307
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 30 May 2013 vs 6 September 2012
Core clock speed 1046 MHz vs 980 MHz
Boost clock speed 1085 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Texture fill rate 134 billion / sec vs 78.4 billion / sec
Pipelines 1536 vs 960
Floating-point performance 3,333 gflops vs 1,981 gflops
Memory clock speed 7012 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 5939 vs 4017
PassMark - G2D Mark 562 vs 487
Geekbench - OpenCL 18068 vs 11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.824 vs 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1089.67 vs 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.899 vs 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 44.06 vs 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 103.884 vs 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7412 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7412 vs 3581
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2155 vs 1307

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

  • Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 230 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3365 vs 3340
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3365 vs 3340
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 vs 3340

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
5939
4017
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
562
487
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
18068
11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
49.824
30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1089.67
705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.899
3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
44.06
35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
103.884
62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7412
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3690
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7412
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3690
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2155
1307
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark 5939 4017
PassMark - G2D Mark 562 487
Geekbench - OpenCL 18068 11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.824 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1089.67 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.899 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 44.06 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 103.884 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7412 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3690 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7412 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3690 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2155 1307

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK104 GK106
Launch date 30 May 2013 6 September 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $229
Place in performance rating 515 740
Price now $449.99 $349.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 15.45 14.35

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1085 MHz 1033 MHz
Core clock speed 1046 MHz 980 MHz
CUDA cores 1536 960
Floating-point performance 3,333 gflops 1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 98 °C
Pipelines 1536 960
Texture fill rate 134 billion / sec 78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt 140 Watt
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,540 million

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... 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 10.5" (26.7 cm) 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Minimum recommended system power 600 Watt
Supplementary power connectors One 8-pin and one 6-pin One 6-pin

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 224.3 GB / s 144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 7012 MHz 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
PhysX
TXAA
3D Blu-Ray
SLI