NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.427 vs 3.085
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 162.83 vs 62.69
Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4938 vs 3581
Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4938 vs 3581

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 March 2014 vs 6 September 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.427 vs 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	162.83 vs 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4938 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4938 vs 3581

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Around 23% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 797 MHz
Around 13% higher boost clock speed: 1033 MHz vs 915 MHz
Around 81% higher texture fill rate: 78.4 billion / sec vs 43.4 GTexel / s
Around 50% higher pipelines: 960 vs 640
Around 43% better floating-point performance: 1,981 gflops vs 1,389 gflops
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4017 vs 3072
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 487 vs 226
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11364 vs 10427
Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.505 vs 22.828
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 210.585
Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.416 vs 28.662
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
Around 14% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1307 vs 1151

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	980 MHz vs 797 MHz
Boost clock speed	1033 MHz vs 915 MHz
Texture fill rate	78.4 billion / sec vs 43.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	960 vs 640
Floating-point performance	1,981 gflops vs 1,389 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4017 vs 3072
PassMark - G2D Mark	487 vs 226
Geekbench - OpenCL	11364 vs 10427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.505 vs 22.828
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	705.293 vs 210.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.416 vs 28.662
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3690 vs 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3365 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3690 vs 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3365 vs 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1307 vs 1151

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3072

4017

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

226

487

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10427

11364

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22.828

30.505

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

210.585

705.293

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.427

3.085

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.662

35.416

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

162.83

62.69

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4938

3581

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3684

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3365

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4938

3581

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3684

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3365

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1151

1307

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark	3072	4017
PassMark - G2D Mark	226	487
Geekbench - OpenCL	10427	11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.828	30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	210.585	705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.427	3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	28.662	35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	162.83	62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4938	3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3684	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4938	3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3684	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340	3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1151	1307

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Kepler
Code name	GK104	GK106
Launch date	10 March 2014	6 September 2012
Place in performance rating	853	740
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Price now		$349.99
Value for money (0-100)		14.35
Technical info
Boost clock speed	915 MHz	1033 MHz
Core clock speed	797 MHz	980 MHz
CUDA cores	1152 or 640	960
Floating-point performance	1,389 gflops	1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	960
Texture fill rate	43.4 GTexel / s	78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 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 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Supplementary power connectors	None	One 6-pin
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		9.5" (24.1 cm)
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB / s	144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192-bit GDDR5
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5
Memory clock speed		6.0 GB/s
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
TXAA
3D Gaming
3D Vision