GeForce GTX 650 Ti vs GTX 660

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce GTX 650 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 660
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 140 Watt
10.39
+58.4%

GTX 660 outperforms GTX 650 Ti by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking439570
Place by popularity76not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.422.09
Power efficiency5.094.09
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK106GK106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)9 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 660 has 64% better value for money than GTX 650 Ti.

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 cores960768
Core clock speed980 MHz928 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,540 million2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt110 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate82.5659.39
Floating-point processing power1.981 TFLOPS1.425 TFLOPS
ROPs2416
TMUs8064

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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s5.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s86.4 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI
Multi monitor support4 displays4 Displays
HDMI++
HDCP++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

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.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.3
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
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 10.39
+58.4%
GTX 650 Ti 6.56

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 4005
+58.5%
GTX 650 Ti 2527

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 660 5040
+46.9%
GTX 650 Ti 3430

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 11368
+42.5%
GTX 650 Ti 7979

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 660 11395
+39%
GTX 650 Ti 8199

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 660 8583
+37.9%
GTX 650 Ti 6223

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 660 33
+43.5%
GTX 650 Ti 23

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 HD47
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.875.52

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.39 6.56
Recency 6 September 2012 9 October 2012
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 110 Watt

GTX 660 has a 58.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 650 Ti, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 27.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 660 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 Ti in performance tests.


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