A10G vs GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated68
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data22.21
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK104GA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date13 September 2014 (10 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 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 cores9609216
Core clock speed980 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1032 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate82.56492.5
Floating-point processing power1.981 TFLOPS31.52 TFLOPS
ROPs2496
TMUs80288
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin8-pin EPS

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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s600.2 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 DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA3.08.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 September 2014 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 660 Rev. 2 has 7.1% lower power consumption.

A10G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2 and A10G. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2 is a desktop card while A10G is a workstation one.


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

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