Radeon Pro Vega II vs GeForce GTX 660 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 660 OEM with Radeon Pro Vega II, including specs and performance data.
Pro II outperforms 660 OEM by a whopping 1103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 806 | 140 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 6.04 |
| Power efficiency | 1.84 | 6.05 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Vega 20 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 22 August 2012 (13 years ago) | 3 June 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 1152 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 823 MHz | 1574 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 888 MHz | 1720 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 13,230 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 475 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 85.25 | 440.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.046 TFLOPS | 14.09 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 96 | 256 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
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 | Apple MPX |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | Quad-slot |
| 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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | 806 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 825.3 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.10 | 37.29 |
| Recency | 22 August 2012 | 3 June 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 475 Watt |
GTX 660 OEM has 265% lower power consumption.
Pro Vega II, on the other hand, has a 1103% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro Vega II 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 graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega II is a workstation one.
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