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
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| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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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 770 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 |
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| 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)
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| 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 |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (11_0) | 12.0 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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| 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 |
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