GeForce GTX 460 SE vs GTX 660
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce GTX 460 SE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 660 outperforms GTX 460 SE by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 446 | 633 |
| Place by popularity | 77 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.46 | 1.21 |
| Power efficiency | 5.11 | 2.36 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GK106 | GF104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 15 November 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $160 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
GTX 660 has 186% better value for money than GTX 460 SE.
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 | 960 | 288 |
| Core clock speed | 980 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1033 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,540 million | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 104 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 82.56 | 31.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.981 TFLOPS | 0.7488 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 48 |
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 | 16x PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 210 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192-bit GDDR5 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6.0 GB/s | 1700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.2 GB/s | 108.8 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.
| Number of display connectors | no data | 2 |
| Display Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | 2 x Dual-Link DVI-I1 x Mini HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | Internal |
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 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| 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.
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.
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.
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 | 47
+124%
| 21−24
−124%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.87
+56.4%
| 7.62
−56.4%
|
- GTX 660 has 56% lower cost per frame in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.44 | 5.17 |
| Recency | 6 September 2012 | 15 November 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 150 Watt |
GTX 660 has a 101.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 7.1% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 660 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 SE in performance tests.
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