GRID M3-3020 vs GeForce GTX 660
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 660 with GRID M3-3020, including specs and performance data.
GTX 660 outperforms GRID M3-3020 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 480 | 574 |
| Place by popularity | 75 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.98 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.23 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | GK106 | GM107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 18 May 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 980 MHz | 1033 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1033 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,540 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 82.56 | 52.24 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.981 TFLOPS | 1.672 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 40 |
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 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192-bit GDDR5 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6.0 GB/s | 1300 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.2 GB/s | 83.2 GB/s |
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 | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no 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.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 5.0 |
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 | 47
+56.7%
| 30−35
−56.7%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.87 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.61 | 7.05 |
| Recency | 6 September 2012 | 18 May 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
GTX 660 has a 36.3% higher aggregate performance score.
GRID M3-3020, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GeForce GTX 660 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M3-3020 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop graphics card while GRID M3-3020 is a workstation one.
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