GeForce GTX 660 vs Radeon PRO W7500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon PRO W7500 with GeForce GTX 660, including specs and performance data.
PRO W7500 outperforms GTX 660 by a whopping 227% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 199 | 506 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 39.49 | 3.10 |
| Power efficiency | 35.05 | 5.37 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Navi 33 | GK106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 August 2023 (3 years ago) | 6 September 2012 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $229 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
PRO W7500 has 1174% better value for money than GTX 660.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
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 | 1792 | 960 |
| Core clock speed | 1500 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1033 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,300 million | 2,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 190.4 | 82.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.19 TFLOPS | 1.981 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 24 |
| TMUs | 112 | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 384 KB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 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).
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 216 mm | 241 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192-bit GDDR5 |
| Memory clock speed | 1344 MHz | 6.0 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 172.0 GB/s | 144.2 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 | 4x DisplayPort 2.1 | 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 | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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 | 150−160
+219%
| 47
−219%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.86
+70.4%
| 4.87
−70.4%
|
- PRO W7500 has 70% lower cost per frame in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 31.72 | 9.71 |
| Recency | 3 August 2023 | 6 September 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 140 Watt |
PRO W7500 has a 227% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 367% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
The Radeon PRO W7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon PRO W7500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop one.
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