NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 30% higher texture fill rate: 102.0 GTexel / s vs 78.4 billion / sec
Around 60% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 960
Around 24% better floating-point performance: 2,448 gflops vs 1,981 gflops
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 122 Watt vs 140 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
416.7x more memory clock speed: 2500 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12499 vs 11272
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 39.934 vs 30.505
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.631 vs 3.085
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 78.867 vs 62.69
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4868 vs 3581
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4868 vs 3581
Around 12% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1466 vs 1307

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 May 2013 vs 6 September 2012
Texture fill rate	102.0 GTexel / s vs 78.4 billion / sec
Pipelines	1536 vs 960
Floating-point performance	2,448 gflops vs 1,981 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	122 Watt vs 140 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	12499 vs 11272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	39.934 vs 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	705.616 vs 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.631 vs 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	78.867 vs 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4868 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4868 vs 3581
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1466 vs 1307

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Around 19% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 823 MHz
Around 30% higher boost clock speed: 1033 MHz vs 797 MHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3999 vs 3835
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 478 vs 415
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.416 vs 13.832

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	980 MHz vs 823 MHz
Boost clock speed	1033 MHz vs 797 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3999 vs 3835
PassMark - G2D Mark	478 vs 415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.416 vs 13.832
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3690 vs 3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3365 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3690 vs 3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3365 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3835

3999

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

415

478

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

12499

11272

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

39.934

30.505

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

705.616

705.293

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.631

3.085

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13.832

35.416

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

78.867

62.69

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4868

3581

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3679

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3365

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4868

3581

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3679

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3365

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1466

1307

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark	3835	3999
PassMark - G2D Mark	415	478
Geekbench - OpenCL	12499	11272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	39.934	30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	705.616	705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.631	3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.832	35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	78.867	62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4868	3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3679	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4868	3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3679	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1466	1307

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Kepler
Code name	GK104	GK106
Launch date	11 May 2013	6 September 2012
Place in performance rating	771	772
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Price now		$349.99
Value for money (0-100)		14.35
Technical info
Boost clock speed	797 MHz	1033 MHz
Core clock speed	823 MHz	980 MHz
CUDA cores	1536	960
Floating-point performance	2,448 gflops	1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1536	960
Texture fill rate	102.0 GTexel / s	78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	122 Watt	140 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	2,540 million
Video outputs and ports
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors	No outputs	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
SLI options	1
Supplementary power connectors	None	One 6-pin
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		9.5" (24.1 cm)
API support
DirectX	12 API	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB / s	144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	6.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
TXAA
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
SLI