Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS vs GeForce GTX 660

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 with Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, including specs and performance data.

GTX 660
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 140 Watt
10.40
+47.7%

GTX 660 outperforms Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking439554
Place by popularity76not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.42no data
Power efficiency5.0924.12
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)no data
GPU code nameGK106no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1033 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate82.56no data
Floating-point processing power1.981 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs80no data

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5x
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s8448 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortno data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno 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.

DirectX12 (11_0)12_1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.3no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
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 10.40
+47.7%
Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS 7.04

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
+35.6%
Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS 3717

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
+124%
21
−124%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.87no data

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.40 7.04
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 20 Watt

GTX 660 has a 47.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, on the other hand, has a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop card while Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS is a notebook one.


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