GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition vs FirePro W5000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W5000 with GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.
W5000 outperforms 660M Mac Edition by a whopping 379% 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 | 583 | 1017 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.59 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.23 | 2.26 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | GK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 August 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 768 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.60 | 30.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.267 TFLOPS | 0.7296 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 48 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 256 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 183 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 80 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| DisplayPort count | 2 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| 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 | 6.71 | 1.40 |
| Recency | 7 August 2012 | 1 April 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 50 Watt |
FirePro W5000 has a 379.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 660M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 50% lower power consumption.
The FirePro W5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition is a notebook one.
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