GeForce RTX 4060 vs GTX 660 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 OEM and GeForce RTX 4060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 660 OEM
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
3.36

RTX 4060 outperforms GTX 660 OEM by a whopping 1435% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 660 OEM GTX 660 OEM
RTX 4060 RTX 4060

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking73149
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Power efficiency1.7931.07
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK104AD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 August 2012 (12 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores11523072
Core clock speed823 MHz1830 MHz
Boost clock speed888 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate85.25236.2
Floating-point processing power2.046 TFLOPS15.11 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs9696
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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 4.0 x8
Length241 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s272.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.9

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:

Full HD9−10
−1500%
144
+1500%
1440p4−5
−1775%
75
+1775%
4K2−3
−2100%
44
+2100%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.08
1440pno data3.99
4Kno data6.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 139
+0%
139
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+0%
90
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 217
+0%
217
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190
+0%
190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 112
+0%
112
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+0%
129
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+0%
68
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
+0%
70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how GTX 660 OEM and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is 1500% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 is 1775% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 is 2100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.36 51.59
Recency 22 August 2012 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 4060 has a 1435.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 13% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 OEM in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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