GeForce GTX 660M vs FirePro W8000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W8000 with GeForce GTX 660M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W8000
2012, $1,599
4 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
10.18
+193%

W8000 outperforms 660M by a whopping 193% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GTX 660M GTX 660M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking484779
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.48no data
Power efficiency3.485.35
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTahitiGK107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date14 June 2012 (13 years ago)22 March 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores1792384
Core clock speed900 MHz835 MHz
Boost clock speedno data950 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate100.830.40
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS0.7296 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs11232
L1 Cache448 KB32 KB
L2 Cache512 KB256 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth176 GB/s64.0 GB/s
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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x SDINo outputs
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno dataUp to 2048x1536
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

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.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 API
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
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.

FirePro W8000 10.18
+193%
GTX 660M 3.48

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.

FirePro W8000 4259
+193%
Samples: 47
GTX 660M 1454
Samples: 1573

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro W8000 24518
+514%
GTX 660M 3994

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:

900p85−90
+183%
30
−183%
Full HD100−110
+186%
35
−186%
1200p110−120
+189%
38
−189%

Cost per frame, $

1080p15.99no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
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12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
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7−8
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Fortnite 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 89
+0%
89
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Fortnite 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how FirePro W8000 and GTX 660M compete in popular games:

  • FirePro W8000 is 183% faster in 900p
  • FirePro W8000 is 186% faster in 1080p
  • FirePro W8000 is 189% faster in 1200p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 10.18 3.48
Recency 14 June 2012 22 March 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 50 Watt

FirePro W8000 has a 192.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 660M, on the other hand, has 350% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W8000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 660M is a notebook one.

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