GeForce GTX 660 OEM vs ATI Radeon HD 4870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4870 and GeForce GTX 660 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4870
2008
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
3.58
+6.5%

ATI HD 4870 outperforms GTX 660 OEM by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking720736
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Power efficiency1.641.77
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameRV770GK104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2008 (16 years ago)22 August 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 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 cores8001152
Core clock speed750 MHz823 MHz
Boost clock speedno data888 MHz
Number of transistors956 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate30.0085.25
Floating-point processing power1.2 TFLOPS2.046 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4096

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length250 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin

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 amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s179.2 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-3.0

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.58 3.36
Recency 25 June 2008 22 August 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 130 Watt

ATI HD 4870 has a 6.5% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 660 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 15.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 4870 and GeForce GTX 660 OEM.


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