GeForce GTX 260 vs GTX 660 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 OEM and GeForce GTX 260, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 660 OEM
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
3.36
+6.7%

GTX 660 OEM outperforms GTX 260 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking736751
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.16
Power efficiency1.771.19
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGK104GT200
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 August 2012 (12 years ago)16 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1152192
Core clock speed823 MHz576 MHz
Boost clock speed888 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt182 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate85.2536.86
Floating-point processing power2.046 TFLOPS0.4769 TFLOPS
ROPs3228
TMUs9664

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB896 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit448 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz999 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s111.9 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

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 DisplayPortDual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.36 3.15
Recency 22 August 2012 16 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 896 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 182 Watt

GTX 660 OEM has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 660 OEM and GeForce GTX 260.


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