GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition vs 9600M GS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9600M GS and GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
660M Mac Edition outperforms 9600M GS by a whopping 383% 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 | 1373 | 1020 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.17 | 2.27 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | G96C | GK107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 32 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 103 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.880 | 30.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0688 TFLOPS | 0.7296 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 80 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 3.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−350%
|
18−20
+350%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−329%
|
30−33
+329%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−362%
|
120−130
+362%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−364%
|
65−70
+364%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−344%
|
40−45
+344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−350%
|
18−20
+350%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−329%
|
30−33
+329%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−362%
|
120−130
+362%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−344%
|
40−45
+344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−350%
|
18−20
+350%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−329%
|
30−33
+329%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−362%
|
120−130
+362%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−350%
|
9−10
+350%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−364%
|
65−70
+364%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−350%
|
9−10
+350%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−350%
|
9−10
+350%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 1.40 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 1 April 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 50 Watt |
9600M GS has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 150% lower power consumption.
GTX 660M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 382.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GS in performance tests.
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