Radeon R9 M380 vs GeForce GTX 660 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 OEM with Radeon R9 M380, including specs and performance data.

GTX 660 OEM
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
3.10

R9 M380 outperforms 660 OEM by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking806613
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.84no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGK104Strato
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date22 August 2012 (13 years ago)5 May 2015 (10 years ago)

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 cores1152768
Core clock speed823 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed888 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Wattno data
Texture fill rate85.2548.00
Floating-point processing power2.046 TFLOPS1.536 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs9648
L1 Cache96 KB192 KB
L2 Cache512 KB256 KB

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity-+
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.2Not Listed
Vulkan1.1.126-
Mantle-+
CUDA3.0-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
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Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
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14−16
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 12−14
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12−14
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 27−30
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27−30
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Counter-Strike 2 30−35
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30−35
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Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
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14−16
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Far Cry 5 21−24
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21−24
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Fortnite 40−45
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40−45
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Forza Horizon 4 30−33
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30−33
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Forza Horizon 5 20−22
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20−22
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
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24−27
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Valorant 70−75
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70−75
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 27−30
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27−30
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Counter-Strike 2 30−35
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30−35
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
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100−110
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Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
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14−16
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Dota 2 50−55
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50−55
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Far Cry 5 21−24
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21−24
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Fortnite 40−45
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40−45
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Forza Horizon 4 30−33
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30−33
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Forza Horizon 5 20−22
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20−22
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Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
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24−27
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Metro Exodus 12−14
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12−14
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
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24−27
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
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18−20
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Valorant 70−75
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70−75
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
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27−30
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Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
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14−16
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Dota 2 50−55
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50−55
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Far Cry 5 21−24
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21−24
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Forza Horizon 4 30−33
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30−33
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
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24−27
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
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18−20
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Valorant 70−75
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70−75
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
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40−45
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
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12−14
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
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50−55
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Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
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7−8
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Metro Exodus 6−7
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6−7
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
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40−45
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Valorant 75−80
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75−80
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1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
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12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
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5−6
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Far Cry 5 12−14
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12−14
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Forza Horizon 4 16−18
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16−18
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
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9−10
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
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12−14
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4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
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16−18
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Metro Exodus 2−3
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2−3
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
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5−6
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 6−7
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6−7
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Dota 2 24−27
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24−27
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Far Cry 5 6−7
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6−7
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Forza Horizon 4 10−11
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10−11
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
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7−8
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.10 6.60
Recency 22 August 2012 5 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB

R9 M380 has a 113% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon R9 M380 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 R9 M380 is a notebook one.

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