NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

General info

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

299
Place in performance rating
280
36.19
Value for money (0-100)
10.96
Kepler
Architecture
Kepler
GK106
Code name
GK104
Desktop
Type
Desktop
6 September 2012 (9 years ago)
Release date
16 August 2012 (9 years ago)
$229
Launch price (MSRP)
$299
$321 (1.4x MSRP)
Price now
$198 (0.7x MSRP)
4.45
Value for money
8.66
GK106
GPU code name
GK104
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

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

960
Pipelines
1344
980 MHz
Core clock speed
915 MHz
1033 MHz
Boost Clock
980 MHz
2,540 million
Transistor count
3,540 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
140 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
78.4 billion/sec
Texture fill rate
102.5 billion/sec
1,981 gflops
Floating-point performance
2,459.5 gflops
960
CUDA cores
1344
960
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1344
1033 MHz
Boost clock speed
980 MHz
2,540 million
Number of transistors
3,540 million
140 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
150 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

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

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
9.5" (24.1 cm)
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
One 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
Two 6-pin
+
SLI options
+
PCI Express 3.0
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
4.376" (11.1 cm)
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
2 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
192-bit GDDR5
Memory bus width
192-bit GDDR5
6.0 GB/s
Memory clock speed
6.0 GB/s
144.2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
144.2 GB/s
no data
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

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

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

Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti is the additional functionality.

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

API support

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

12 (11_0)
DirectX
12 (11_0)
4.3
OpenGL
4.3
1.1.126
Vulkan
1.1.126
5.1
Shader Model
5.1
1.2
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Less power consumption (140 Watt vs 150 Watt)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

1.83% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($198 (0.7x MSRP) vs $321 (1.4x MSRP))

More pipelines (1344 vs 960)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti?

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

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti performance benchmarks comparison

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