NVIDIA Quadro K4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro K4000 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 Quadro K4000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 2 GB
  • 936x more memory clock speed: 5616 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3798 vs 3581
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3798 vs 3581
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 March 2013 vs 6 September 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Maximum memory size 3 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 5616 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3798 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3798 vs 3581

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

  • Around 21% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 810 MHz
  • Around 51% higher texture fill rate: 78.4 billion / sec vs 51.84 GTexel / s
  • Around 25% higher pipelines: 960 vs 768
  • Around 59% better floating-point performance: 1,981 gflops vs 1,244 gflops
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4017 vs 2721
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 487 vs 424
  • Around 70% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11364 vs 6674
  • Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.505 vs 18.462
  • Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 427.88
  • Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 1.899
  • Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.416 vs 23.742
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 62.69 vs 61.965
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3690 vs 3651
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3365 vs 3321
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3690 vs 3651
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3365 vs 3321
  • Around 60% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1307 vs 817
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 980 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate 78.4 billion / sec vs 51.84 GTexel / s
Pipelines 960 vs 768
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops vs 1,244 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4017 vs 2721
PassMark - G2D Mark 487 vs 424
Geekbench - OpenCL 11364 vs 6674
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.505 vs 18.462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 705.293 vs 427.88
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.085 vs 1.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.416 vs 23.742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 62.69 vs 61.965
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3690 vs 3651
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 vs 3321
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3690 vs 3651
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 vs 3321
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1307 vs 817

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro K4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2721
4017
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
424
487
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6674
11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18.462
30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
427.88
705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.899
3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
23.742
35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
61.965
62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3798
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3651
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3321
3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3798
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3651
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3321
3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
817
1307
Name NVIDIA Quadro K4000 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark 2721 4017
PassMark - G2D Mark 424 487
Geekbench - OpenCL 6674 11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.462 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 427.88 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.899 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 23.742 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 61.965 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3798 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3651 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3321 3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3798 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3651 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3321 3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 817 1307

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro K4000 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK106 GK106
Launch date 1 March 2013 6 September 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $1,269 $229
Place in performance rating 866 740
Price now $225.65 $349.99
Type Workstation Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 14.81 14.35

Technical info

Core clock speed 810 MHz 980 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,244 gflops 1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 768 960
Texture fill rate 51.84 GTexel / s 78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 140 Watt
Transistor count 2,540 million 2,540 million
Boost clock speed 1033 MHz
CUDA cores 960

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin One 6-pin
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.3
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 134.8 GB / s 144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 5616 MHz 6.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA