GeForce GT 705 OEM vs GTX 660M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 793 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.36 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | GF119 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 March 2012 (14 years ago) | 27 March 2014 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 835 MHz | 874 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 950 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 29 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 30.40 | 6.992 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7296 TFLOPS | 0.1678 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64.0 GB/s | 13.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 March 2012 | 27 March 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 29 Watt |
GTX 660M has a 43% more advanced lithography process.
GT 705 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 72% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 660M and GeForce GT 705 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 660M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GT 705 OEM is a desktop one.
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