Radeon Sky 500 vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 Ti with Radeon Sky 500, including specs and performance data.

GTX 660 Ti
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
11.47

Sky 500 outperforms GTX 660 Ti by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking414401
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.09no data
Power efficiency5.325.66
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date16 August 2012 (12 years ago)27 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores13441280
Core clock speed915 MHz950 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate109.876.00
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPS2.432 TFLOPS
ROPs2432
TMUs11280

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 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm242 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s154 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI support-+
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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

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. 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 11.47
Sky 500 12.21
+6.5%

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 4426
Sky 500 4709
+6.4%

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 HD76
−5.3%
80−85
+5.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.93no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−5.3%
80−85
+5.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−2.9%
70−75
+2.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−5.3%
80−85
+5.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−2.9%
70−75
+2.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−5.3%
80−85
+5.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−2.9%
70−75
+2.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−4.2%
75−80
+4.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

This is how GTX 660 Ti and Sky 500 compete in popular games:

  • Sky 500 is 5% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.47 12.21
Recency 16 August 2012 27 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB

Sky 500 has a 6.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 660 Ti and Radeon Sky 500.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 Ti is a desktop card while Radeon Sky 500 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
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AMD Radeon Sky 500
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