GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 vs GTX 660 Ti

Place in the ranking	411	544
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.09	0.98
Power efficiency	5.30	2.24
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GK104	GF110
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 August 2012 (12 years ago)	7 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 660 Ti has 215% better value for money than GTX 570 Rev. 2.

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 cores	1344	480
Core clock speed	915 MHz	732 MHz
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	219 Watt
Texture fill rate	109.8	43.92
Floating-point processing power	2.634 TFLOPS	1.405 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	40
TMUs	112	60

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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1280 MB
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	950 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	152.0 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 Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	2.0

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 HD

73
+62.2%

45−50

−62.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.10

7.76

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20
+80%

10−11

−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +68.9%	45−50 −68.9%
Hitman 3	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +68.9%	45−50 −68.9%
Hitman 3	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +68.9%	45−50 −68.9%
Hitman 3	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+77.8%

18−20

−77.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +80%	30−33 −80%
Hitman 3	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +80%	40−45 −80%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
+90%

10−11

−90%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

+83.3%

6−7
−83.3%

This is how GTX 660 Ti and GTX 570 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:

GTX 660 Ti is 62% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.47	7.08
Recency	16 August 2012	7 December 2010
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1280 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	219 Watt

GTX 660 Ti has a 62% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 46% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 660 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

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