GeForce RTX 4070 vs GTX 660 OEM

Aggregate performance score

GTX 660 OEM
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
3.35

RTX 4070 outperforms GTX 660 OEM by a whopping 1986% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking70017
Place by popularitynot in top-10031
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0826.73
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGK104AD104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 August 2012 (11 years ago)13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599
Current price$481 $791 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 has 33313% better value for money than GTX 660 OEM.

Detailed specifications

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 cores11525888
Core clock speed823 MHz1920 MHz
Boost clock speed888 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate85.25455.4
Floating-point performance2,046 gflopsno data

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 4.0 x16
Length241 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed5600 MHz21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s504.2 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.9

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:

Full HD10−12
−2020%
212
+2020%
1440p5−6
−2240%
117
+2240%
4K3−4
−2400%
75
+2400%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.35 69.87
Recency 22 August 2012 13 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 200 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 OEM in performance tests.


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