Quadro T1000 vs GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Place in performance ranking	676	305
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GK104	TU117
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	22 August 2012 (11 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)

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 cores	1152	no data
Core clock speed	823 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	888 MHz	1455 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	85.25	no data
Floating-point performance	2,046 gflops	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	5600 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
CUDA	3.0	no data

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	3.69	16.80
Recency	22 August 2012	27 May 2019
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	50 Watt

Quadro T1000 has a 355.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 OEM is a desktop card while Quadro T1000 is a workstation one.

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