8800 vs 660 OEM

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Combined performance score

GTX 660 OEM
3.34
+120%

660 OEM outperforms 8800 by 120% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking696926
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.080.02
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGK104G80
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 August 2012 (11 years old)8 November 2006 (17 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599
Current price$481 $357 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 660 OEM has 300% better value for money than 8800 GTX.

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 cores1152128
CUDA coresno data575
Core clock speed823 MHz576 MHz
Boost clock speed888 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million681 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt155 Watt
Texture fill rate85.2536.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance2,046 gflops345.6 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length241 mm270 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 6-pin
SLI optionsno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB768 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed5600 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s86.4 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.0+

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 1.52
Recency 22 August 2012 8 November 2006
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 768 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 155 Watt

The GeForce GTX 660 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTX in performance tests.


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