Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Place in performance ranking	701	265
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.08	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	no data
GPU code name	GK104	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	22 August 2012 (11 years ago)	no data
Current price	$481	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	no data
Boost clock speed	888 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	85.25	no data
Floating-point performance	2,046 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 660 OEM and Radeon RX 6500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	5600 MHz	no data
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 data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
−520%

30−35

+520%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −550%	35−40 +550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −580%	30−35 +580%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −550%	65−70 +550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −520%	30−35 +520%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −557%	45−50 +557%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −563%	50−55 +563%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −543%	90−95 +543%
Hitman 3	6−7 −550%	35−40 +550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −550%	75−80 +550%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −500%	50−55 +500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −540%	60−65 +540%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −490%	55−60 +490%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −550%	35−40 +550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −580%	30−35 +580%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −550%	65−70 +550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −520%	30−35 +520%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −557%	45−50 +557%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −563%	50−55 +563%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −543%	90−95 +543%
Hitman 3	6−7 −550%	35−40 +550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −550%	75−80 +550%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −560%	65−70 +560%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −500%	50−55 +500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −540%	60−65 +540%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −514%	40−45 +514%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −490%	55−60 +490%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −550%	35−40 +550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −580%	30−35 +580%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −550%	65−70 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −520%	30−35 +520%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −557%	45−50 +557%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −563%	50−55 +563%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −543%	90−95 +543%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −514%	40−45 +514%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −490%	55−60 +490%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −525%	24−27 +525%
Hitman 3	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −517%	35−40 +517%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −560%	30−35 +560%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −533%	35−40 +533%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −560%	30−35 +560%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −550%	35−40 +550%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −533%	35−40 +533%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Hitman 3	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −633%	21−24 +633%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −533%	18−20 +533%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −750%	16−18 +750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −533%	18−20 +533%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	4−5
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%