GeForce GTX 660 vs GTX 780M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M SLI with GeForce GTX 660, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780M SLI
2013
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
19.54
+87.9%

GTX 780M SLI outperforms GTX 660 by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking286439
Place by popularitynot in top-10076
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.42
Power efficiency6.695.09
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameN14E-GTXGK106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 years ago)6 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores3072960
Core clock speed823 MHz980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1033 MHz
Number of transistors7080 Million2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt140 Watt
Texture fill rateno data82.56
Floating-point processing powerno data1.981 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data80

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 amount2x 4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed5000 MHz6.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data144.2 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 Connectorsno dataOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

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-+
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.3
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
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 780M SLI 19.54
+87.9%
GTX 660 10.40

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 780M SLI 10091
+100%
GTX 660 5040

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 HD98
+109%
47
−109%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.87

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+92.3%
65−70
−92.3%
Hitman 3 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+94%
50−55
−94%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+100%
35−40
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+104%
45−50
−104%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+92.3%
65−70
−92.3%
Hitman 3 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+94%
50−55
−94%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+100%
35−40
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+104%
45−50
−104%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+92.3%
65−70
−92.3%
Hitman 3 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+94%
50−55
−94%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+104%
45−50
−104%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+117%
18−20
−117%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+88.3%
60−65
−88.3%
Hitman 3 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+98.3%
60−65
−98.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Hitman 3 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+89.1%
55−60
−89.1%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%

This is how GTX 780M SLI and GTX 660 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780M SLI is 109% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.54 10.40
Recency 30 May 2013 6 September 2012
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 140 Watt

GTX 780M SLI has a 87.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

GTX 660, on the other hand, has 42.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop one.


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

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