GeForce 7800 GTX vs GTX 660 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 OEM and GeForce 7800 GTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 660 OEM
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
3.36
+348%

GTX 660 OEM outperforms 7800 GTX by a whopping 348% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7311150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.860.63
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGK104G70
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 August 2012 (12 years ago)22 June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1152no data
Core clock speed823 MHz430 MHz
Boost clock speed888 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt86 Watt
Texture fill rate85.2510.32
Floating-point processing power2.046 TFLOPSno data
ROPs3216
TMUs9624

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length241 mm228 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s38.4 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.0-

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.36 0.75
Recency 22 August 2012 22 June 2005
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 110 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 86 Watt

GTX 660 OEM has a 348% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

7800 GTX, on the other hand, has 51.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 660 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GTX in performance tests.


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