Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
650 Ti Boost vs 660 OEM
Combined performance score
650 Ti Boost outperforms 660 OEM by 159% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 696 | 459 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 0.08 | 0.97 |
Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
GPU code name | GK104 | GK106 |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 22 August 2012 (11 years old) | 26 March 2013 (11 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $169 |
Current price | $481 | $285 (1.7x MSRP) |
GTX 650 Ti Boost has 1113% better value for money than GTX 660 OEM.
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 cores | 1152 | 768 |
CUDA cores | no data | 768 |
Core clock speed | 823 MHz | 980 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 888 MHz | 1033 MHz |
Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 2,540 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 134 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 97 °C |
Texture fill rate | 85.25 | 62.7 billion/sec |
Floating-point performance | 2,046 gflops | 1,585 gflops |
Size and 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 241 mm | 9.5" (24.1 cm) |
Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | One 6-pin |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5600 MHz | 6.0 GB/s |
Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 144.2 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort |
Multi monitor support | no data | 4 Displays |
HDMI | + | + |
HDCP | no data | + |
Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
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 | + |
3D Vision Live | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 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.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 3.34 | 8.65 |
Recency | 22 August 2012 | 26 March 2013 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 134 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 OEM in performance tests.
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