580M SLI vs 660 Ti

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Combined performance score

GTX 660 Ti
11.36
+11.9%

660 Ti outperforms 580M SLI by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking382406
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.576.12
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK104N12E-GTX2
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 August 2012 (11 years old)6 January 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data
Current price$189 (0.6x MSRP)$249
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 580M SLI has 138% better value for money than GTX 660 Ti.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1344768
CUDA cores1344no data
Core clock speed915 MHz620 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate102.5 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance2,459.5 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 660 Ti and GeForce GTX 580M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length9.5" (24.1 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinno data
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortno data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.3no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126no data
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 660 Ti 11.36
+11.9%
GTX 580M SLI 10.15

660 Ti outperforms 580M SLI by 12% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 660 Ti 23726
GTX 580M SLI 25022
+5.5%

580M SLI outperforms 660 Ti by 5% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 660 Ti 8415
+37.8%
GTX 580M SLI 6106

660 Ti outperforms 580M SLI by 38% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p75−80
+10.3%
68
−10.3%
Full HD77
−15.6%
89
+15.6%
1200p90−95
+11.1%
81
−11.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%
Hitman 3 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+9.1%
21−24
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%
Hitman 3 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+9.1%
21−24
−9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Hitman 3 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how GTX 660 Ti and GTX 580M SLI compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 660 Ti is 10.3% faster than GTX 580M SLI

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 580M SLI is 15.6% faster than GTX 660 Ti

1200p resolution:

  • GTX 660 Ti is 11.1% faster than GTX 580M SLI

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 660 Ti is 100% faster than the GTX 580M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 660 Ti is ahead in 66 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.36 10.15
Recency 16 August 2012 6 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt

The GeForce GTX 660 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 Ti is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 580M SLI is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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