470 vs 660 Ti

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Combined performance score

GTX 660 Ti
11.36
+42.2%

660 Ti outperforms 470 by 42% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking382478
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.578.13
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK104GF100
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 August 2012 (11 years old)12 April 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $349
Current price$189 (0.6x MSRP)$9.98 (0x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 470 has 216% better value for money than GTX 660 Ti.

Technical specs

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 cores1344448
CUDA cores1344448
Core clock speed915 MHz607 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt225 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate102.5 billion/sec34.0 billion/sec
Floating-point performance2,459.5 gflops1,088.6 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length9.5" (24.1 cm)9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinTwo 6-pins
SLI options++

Memory

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 GB1280 MB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5320 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s133.9 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
Multi monitor support4 displays+
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 660 Ti 11.36
+42.2%
GTX 470 7.99

660 Ti outperforms 470 by 42% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 660 Ti 4404
+42.2%
GTX 470 3098

660 Ti outperforms 470 by 42% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 660 Ti 23726
+41.6%
GTX 470 16753

660 Ti outperforms 470 by 42% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 660 Ti 8415
+93.8%
GTX 470 4342

660 Ti outperforms 470 by 94% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 660 Ti 5432
+97%
GTX 470 2758

660 Ti outperforms 470 by 97% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 660 Ti 37758
+46.6%
GTX 470 25757

660 Ti outperforms 470 by 47% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 660 Ti 15132
+37.4%
GTX 470 11010

660 Ti outperforms 470 by 37% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 660 Ti 43
GTX 470 44
+2.3%

470 outperforms 660 Ti by 2% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p70−75
+34.6%
52
−34.6%
Full HD77
+20.3%
64
−20.3%
1200p75−80
+41.5%
53
−41.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+52.6%
18−20
−52.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+55%
20−22
−55%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+42.9%
27−30
−42.9%
Hitman 3 30−33
+50%
20−22
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+52.6%
18−20
−52.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+55%
20−22
−55%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+42.9%
27−30
−42.9%
Hitman 3 30−33
+50%
20−22
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+52.6%
18−20
−52.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+55%
20−22
−55%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+42.9%
27−30
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Hitman 3 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how GTX 660 Ti and GTX 470 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 660 Ti is 34.6% faster than GTX 470

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 660 Ti is 20.3% faster than GTX 470

1200p resolution:

  • GTX 660 Ti is 41.5% faster than GTX 470

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 660 Ti is 167% faster than the GTX 470.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 660 Ti surpassed GTX 470 in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.36 7.99
Recency 16 August 2012 12 April 2010
Cost $299 $349
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1280 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 225 Watt

The GeForce GTX 660 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 470 in performance tests.


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