GeForce GT 710 vs GTX 660

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce GT 710, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 660
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 140 Watt
9.67
+545%

GTX 660 outperforms GT 710 by a whopping 545% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking453974
Place by popularity5060
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.210.04
Power efficiency5.055.78
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameGK106GK208
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)27 March 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $34.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

GTX 660 has 7925% better value for money than GT 710.

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 cores960192
Core clock speed980 MHz954 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,540 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data95 °C
Texture fill rate82.5615.26
Floating-point processing power1.981 TFLOPS0.3663 TFLOPS
ROPs248
TMUs8016

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 3.0PCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x8
Length241 mm145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR564 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s14.4 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 DisplayPortDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor support4 displays3 displays
HDMI++
HDCP++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

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++
PureVideo-+
PhysX-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
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.

GTX 660 9.67
+545%
GT 710 1.50

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 4014
+543%
GT 710 624

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.

GTX 660 5040
+432%
GT 710 947

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.

GTX 660 11368
+484%
GT 710 1946

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 660 11313
+478%
GT 710 1957

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 660 8583
+465%
GT 710 1519

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.

GTX 660 33
+450%
GT 710 6

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 HD47
+488%
8
−488%
1440p18−20
+500%
3
−500%
4K45−50
+543%
7
−543%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.87
−11.4%
4.37
+11.4%
1440p12.72
−9.1%
11.66
+9.1%
4K5.09
−1.8%
5.00
+1.8%
  • GT 710 has 11% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GT 710 has 9% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 660 and GT 710 have nearly equal cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5
+0%
5
+0%
Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 4
+0%
4
+0%
Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+0%
9
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 3
+0%
3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
+0%
5
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 4
+0%
4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3
+0%
3
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GTX 660 and GT 710 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 660 is 488% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 660 is 500% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 660 is 543% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 49 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.67 1.50
Recency 6 September 2012 27 March 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 19 Watt

GTX 660 has a 544.7% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 636.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 660 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.

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