GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
299
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Value for money (0-100)
36.19
Pascal
Architecture
Kepler
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Code name
GK106
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Type
Desktop
21 May 2018 (3 years ago)
Release date
6 September 2012 (9 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$229
$1400
Price now
$321 (1.4x MSRP)
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Value for money
4.45
GP107
GPU code name
GK106
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Pipelines
960
1392 MHz
Core clock speed
980 MHz
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Boost Clock
1033 MHz
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Transistor count
2,540 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
140 Watt
72.86
Texture fill rate
78.4 billion/sec
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Floating-point performance
1,981 gflops
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CUDA cores
960
768
Pipelines / CUDA cores
960
1518 MHz
Boost clock speed
1033 MHz
3,300 million
Number of transistors
2,540 million
75 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
140 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
145 mm
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
None
Supplementary power connectors
One 6-pin
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SLI options
+
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Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
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Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
3 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
96 Bit
Memory bus width
192-bit GDDR5
7008 MHz
Memory clock speed
6.0 GB/s
84.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
144.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, the size and number of monitors.

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

Technologies

The difference between GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 is the additional functionality.

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3D Vision
+
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GPU Boost
+
6.1
CUDA
+
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3D Gaming
+
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FXAA
+
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TXAA
+
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Adaptive VSync
+
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3D Blu-Ray
+

API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (11_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.3
1.2.131
Vulkan
1.1.126
6.4
Shader Model
5.1
1.2
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (3 GB vs 2 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

19.31% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($321 (1.4x MSRP) vs $1400)

More memory bandwidth (144.2 GB/s vs 84.1 GB/s)

G-SYNC support

So, GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .

GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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