GeForce GTX 660 vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

Place in the ranking	450	437
Place by popularity	not in top-100	58
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.28
Power efficiency	no data	5.16
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	GK106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 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 cores	96	960
Core clock speed	no data	980 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1033 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	82.56
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.981 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	24
TMUs	no data	80

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 support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	DDR4	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	2 GB
Memory bus width	no data	192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	no data	6.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	144.2 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 Connectors	no data	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	no data	4 displays
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

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	-	+
Quick Sync	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX 12_1	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.3
OpenCL	no data	1.2
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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 10.03

GTX 660 10.37
+3.4%

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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000

GTX 660 5040
+0.8%

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 HD

45−50

−4.4%

47
+4.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

4.87

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −1.9%	55−60 +1.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −1.9%	55−60 +1.9%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +5%	40−45 −5%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%