GeForce GTX 660 vs Quadro P2000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P2000 Mobile with GeForce GTX 660, including specs and performance data.

P2000 Mobile
2019
3.75 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
16.03
+54.6%

P2000 Mobile outperforms GTX 660 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking333437
Place by popularitynot in top-10058
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.28
Power efficiency14.905.16
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP106GK106
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date15 February 2019 (5 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 cores1152960
Core clock speed1291 MHz980 MHz
Boost clock speed1291 MHz1033 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt140 Watt
Texture fill rate92.9582.56
Floating-point processing power2.974 TFLOPS1.981 TFLOPS
ROPs3224
TMUs7280

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 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 amount3.75 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed1502 MHz6.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth96.13 GB/s144.2 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 outputsOne 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.3
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.21.1.126
CUDA6.1+

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.

P2000 Mobile 16.03
+54.6%
GTX 660 10.37

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.

P2000 Mobile 6847
+35.9%
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 HD70−75
+48.9%
47
−48.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.87

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.03 10.37
Recency 15 February 2019 6 September 2012
Maximum RAM amount 3.75 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 140 Watt

P2000 Mobile has a 54.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 87.5% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P2000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop one.


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