GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile vs GTX 660 Rev. 2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 44 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 41.45 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 September 2014 (11 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (2 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 cores | 960 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 980 MHz | 1290 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1032 MHz | 1665 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 82.56 | 386.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.981 TFLOPS | 24.72 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 80 |
| TMUs | 80 | 232 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 232 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 58 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | 7.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 384 KB | 48 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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.2 GB/s | 432.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 September 2014 | 3 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 110 Watt |
RTX 4080 Mobile has an age advantage of 8 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 27.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is a notebook one.
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