NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 12% higher core clock speed: 1096 MHz vs 980 MHz
  • Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1176 MHz vs 1033 MHz
  • Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 75 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 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 54.294 vs 30.505
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 795.325 vs 705.293
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.692 vs 3.085
  • Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 51.794 vs 35.416
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 174.513 vs 62.69
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5264 vs 3581
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3714 vs 3690
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5264 vs 3581
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3714 vs 3690
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 March 2015 vs 6 September 2012
Core clock speed 1096 MHz vs 980 MHz
Boost clock speed 1176 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 140 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 54.294 vs 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 795.325 vs 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.692 vs 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 51.794 vs 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 174.513 vs 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5264 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3714 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5264 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3714 vs 3690

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

  • Around 67% higher texture fill rate: 78.4 billion / sec vs 47.04 GTexel / s
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 960 vs 640
  • Around 32% better floating-point performance: 1,981 gflops vs 1,505 gflops
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4000 vs 3374
  • Around 96% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 479 vs 245
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11374 vs 10982
  • Around 6% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1307 vs 1231
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 78.4 billion / sec vs 47.04 GTexel / s
Pipelines 960 vs 640
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops vs 1,505 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4000 vs 3374
PassMark - G2D Mark 479 vs 245
Geekbench - OpenCL 11374 vs 10982
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 vs 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 vs 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1307 vs 1231

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3374
4000
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
245
479
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
10982
11374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
54.294
30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
795.325
705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.692
3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
51.794
35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
174.513
62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5264
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3714
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5264
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3714
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1231
1307
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark 3374 4000
PassMark - G2D Mark 245 479
Geekbench - OpenCL 10982 11374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 54.294 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 795.325 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.692 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 51.794 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 174.513 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5264 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3714 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5264 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3714 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1231 1307

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM107 GK106
Launch date 13 March 2015 6 September 2012
Place in performance rating 772 774
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $349.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.35

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1176 MHz 1033 MHz
Core clock speed 1096 MHz 980 MHz
CUDA cores 640 960
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 640 960
Texture fill rate 47.04 GTexel / s 78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 140 Watt
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,540 million

Video outputs and ports

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 1
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support 1
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 3.0
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 80 GB / s 144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 6.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
FXAA
TXAA