Radeon Sky 500 vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Place in performance ranking	384	369
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	2.61	4.49
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	GK104	Pitcairn
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 August 2012 (11 years ago)	27 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$189 (0.6x MSRP)	$129

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Sky 500 has 72% better value for money than GTX 660 Ti.

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	1344	1280
CUDA cores	1344	no data
Core clock speed	915 MHz	950 MHz
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	102.5 billion/sec	76.00
Floating-point performance	2,459.5 gflops	2,432 gflops

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 support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)	242 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Form factor	no data	full height / full length
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	1x 6-pin
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	154 GB/s
Shared memory	-	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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort count	no data	1
Dual-link DVI support	no data	1
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported GPU 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 Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

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 11.38

Sky 500 12.30
+8.1%

Radeon Sky 500 outperforms GeForce GTX 660 Ti by 8% based on our aggregated 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 4407

Sky 500 4763
+8.1%

Radeon Sky 500 outperforms GeForce GTX 660 Ti by 8% in Passmark.

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 HD

−3.9%

80−85
+3.9%

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	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%