GeForce GTX 660M vs GTX 285M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 285M SLI and GeForce GTX 660M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 285M SLI
2009
2 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
4.14
+10.7%

GTX 285M SLI outperforms GTX 660M by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking682700
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.915.18
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameN10E-GTXGK107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years ago)22 March 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores256384
Core clock speed576 MHz835 MHz
Boost clock speedno data950 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data30.40
Floating-point processing powerno data0.7296 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargelarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
SLI options-+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128bit
Memory clock speed1020 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno dataUp to 2048x1536

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1012 API
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 285M SLI 4.14
+10.7%
GTX 660M 3.74

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 285M SLI 11233
+2.4%
GTX 660M 10971

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p35−40
+9.4%
32
−9.4%
Full HD60
+76.5%
34
−76.5%
1200p40−45
+5.3%
38
−5.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+13.6%
21−24
−13.6%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+7.7%
24−27
−7.7%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+2.4%
40−45
−2.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+13.6%
21−24
−13.6%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+7.7%
24−27
−7.7%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+2.4%
40−45
−2.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+13.6%
21−24
−13.6%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+7.7%
24−27
−7.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+2.4%
40−45
−2.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+13%
21−24
−13%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how GTX 285M SLI and GTX 660M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 285M SLI is 9% faster in 900p
  • GTX 285M SLI is 76% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 285M SLI is 5% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 285M SLI is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 285M SLI is ahead in 47 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.14 3.74
Recency 2 March 2009 22 March 2012
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 285M SLI has a 10.7% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 660M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 285M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660M in performance tests.


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