NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/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).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

Videocard is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3x more core clock speed: 2505 MHz vs 823 MHz
3x more boost clock speed: 2640 MHz vs 888 MHz
3716.1x more texture fill rate: 316.8 GTexel/s vs 85.25 GTexel / s
3.3x more pipelines: 3840 vs 1152
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 28 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 1536 MB
9.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 311.253 vs 32.718
10.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 33.932 vs 3.143
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 169.697 vs 56.509
22.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1500.926 vs 67.697
6.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6622.553 vs 1021.371

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2023 vs 22 August 2012
Core clock speed	2505 MHz vs 823 MHz
Boost clock speed	2640 MHz vs 888 MHz
Texture fill rate	316.8 GTexel/s vs 85.25 GTexel / s
Pipelines	3840 vs 1152
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 1536 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	311.253 vs 32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	33.932 vs 3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	169.697 vs 56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1500.926 vs 67.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6622.553 vs 1021.371

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 200 Watt
2.5x more memory clock speed: 5600 MHz vs 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 200 Watt
Memory clock speed	5600 MHz vs 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

311.253

32.718

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

33.932

3.143

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

169.697

56.509

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1500.926

67.697

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

6622.553

1021.371

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM
Geekbench - OpenCL	101650
PassMark - G2D Mark	1081
PassMark - G3D Mark	19722
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2302	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	311.253	32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	33.932	3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	169.697	56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1500.926	67.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6622.553	1021.371
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3325

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Kepler
Code name	AD106	GK104
Launch date	2023	22 August 2012
Place in performance rating	75	811
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2640 MHz	888 MHz
Core clock speed	2505 MHz	823 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	316.8 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	20.28 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	20.28 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3840	1152
Pixel fill rate	126.7 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	316.8 GTexel/s	85.25 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	130 Watt
Floating-point performance		2,046 gflops
Transistor count		3,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 6-pin
Length		241 mm
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1536 MB
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective	5600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5