Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Place in the ranking	421	198
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.07	no data
Power efficiency	5.28	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	GK104	Vega 10
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	16 August 2012 (12 years ago)	19 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores	1344	3072
Core clock speed	915 MHz	1200 MHz
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	109.8	249.6
Floating-point processing power	2.634 TFLOPS	7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	64
TMUs	112	192

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 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	786 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	402.4 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	No outputs
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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.1.125
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 660 Ti 10.98

Pro Vega 48 28.06
+156%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 660 Ti 4422

Pro Vega 48 11299
+156%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 660 Ti 15347

Pro Vega 48 53886
+251%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GTX 660 Ti 15564

Pro Vega 48 57872
+272%

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

−150%

190−200
+150%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.93

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −142%	75−80 +142%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%
Valorant	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%
Dota 2	40−45 −138%	100−105 +138%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
Fortnite	65−70 −142%	160−170 +142%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −144%	100−105 +144%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −142%	75−80 +142%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 −153%	220−230 +153%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −143%	85−90 +143%
Valorant	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
World of Tanks	192 −134%	450−500 +134%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%
Dota 2	40−45 −138%	100−105 +138%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 −153%	220−230 +153%
Valorant	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 −150%	210−220 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
World of Tanks	80−85 −144%	200−210 +144%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −150%	65−70 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −141%	65−70 +141%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Valorant	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Dota 2	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −150%	85−90 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Dota 2	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Fortnite	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Valorant	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%

This is how GTX 660 Ti and Pro Vega 48 compete in popular games:

Pro Vega 48 is 150% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.98	28.06
Recency	16 August 2012	19 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm

Pro Vega 48 has a 155.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega 48 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 Ti is a desktop card while Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation one.

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