GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 660 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 Ti and GeForce RTX 5090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 660 Ti
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
9.87

RTX 5090 outperforms GTX 660 Ti by a whopping 801% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4342
Place by popularitynot in top-10013
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.7511.16
Power efficiency5.2112.23
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGK104GB202
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 August 2012 (12 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 5090 has 306% better value for money than GTX 660 Ti.

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 cores134421760
Core clock speed915 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate109.81,637
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs24176
TMUs112680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length241 mm304 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2 GB32 GB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5512 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 660 Ti 9.87
RTX 5090 88.97
+801%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 660 Ti 4410
RTX 5090 39808
+803%

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:

Full HD77
−209%
238
+209%
1440p21−24
−862%
202
+862%
4K16−18
−881%
157
+881%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.88
+116%
8.40
−116%
1440p14.24
−43.9%
9.90
+43.9%
4K18.69
−46.8%
12.73
+46.8%
  • GTX 660 Ti has 116% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 has 44% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 has 47% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−472%
300−350
+472%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−1032%
240−250
+1032%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−789%
160−170
+789%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−319%
190−200
+319%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−472%
300−350
+472%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−1032%
240−250
+1032%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−520%
210−220
+520%
Fortnite 60−65
−379%
300−350
+379%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−648%
300−350
+648%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−691%
260−270
+691%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−789%
160−170
+789%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−366%
170−180
+366%
Valorant 95−100
−594%
650−700
+594%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−319%
190−200
+319%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−472%
300−350
+472%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 192
−44.8%
270−280
+44.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−1032%
240−250
+1032%
Dota 2 75−80
−767%
650−700
+767%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−520%
210−220
+520%
Fortnite 60−65
−379%
300−350
+379%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−648%
300−350
+648%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−691%
260−270
+691%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−324%
170−180
+324%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−789%
160−170
+789%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−214%
69
+214%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−366%
170−180
+366%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−1461%
400−450
+1461%
Valorant 95−100
−594%
650−700
+594%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−319%
190−200
+319%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−1032%
240−250
+1032%
Dota 2 75−80
−767%
650−700
+767%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−520%
210−220
+520%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−648%
300−350
+648%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−774%
166
+774%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−366%
170−180
+366%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−1179%
358
+1179%
Valorant 95−100
−594%
650−700
+594%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
−379%
300−350
+379%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
−1460%
300−350
+1460%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 80−85
−537%
500−550
+537%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−956%
160−170
+956%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−1583%
202
+1583%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−178%
170−180
+178%
Valorant 110−120
−311%
450−500
+311%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−600%
190−200
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1667%
150−160
+1667%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−791%
200−210
+791%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1077%
300−350
+1077%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−1355%
160
+1355%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−2080%
327
+2080%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
−557%
150−160
+557%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−1640%
87
+1640%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−750%
180−190
+750%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2620%
136
+2620%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−2683%
167
+2683%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−2869%
386
+2869%
Valorant 55−60
−481%
300−350
+481%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−871%
130−140
+871%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−3060%
150−160
+3060%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1925%
80−85
+1925%
Dota 2 35−40
−797%
350−400
+797%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1445%
170−180
+1445%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1594%
300−350
+1594%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1940%
102
+1940%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−860%
95−100
+860%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
−690%
75−80
+690%

This is how GTX 660 Ti and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 209% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 862% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 881% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 3060% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 5090 surpassed GTX 660 Ti in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.87 88.97
Recency 16 August 2012 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 575 Watt

GTX 660 Ti has 283.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 801.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 Ti in performance tests.

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