i852GM Graphics vs GeForce GTX 660M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	791	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.35	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Generation 2.0 (2002−2003)
GPU code name	GK107	Montara
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012 (14 years ago)	3 December 2003 (22 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	no data
Core clock speed	835 MHz	200 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	266 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	30.40	0.27
Floating-point processing power	0.7296 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	1
TMUs	32	1
L1 Cache	32 KB	no data
L2 Cache	256 KB	no data

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 1.0 x16
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	64.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

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	No outputs
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	7.0
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	1.3
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 March 2012	3 December 2003
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm