Quadro K2100M vs GeForce GTX 660

Place in performance ranking	405	687
Place by popularity	70	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.42	0.62
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GK106	GK106
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	6 September 2012 (11 years ago)	23 July 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$84.95
Current price	$172 (0.8x MSRP)	$208 (2.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 660 has 290% better value for money than K2100M.

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	960	576
CUDA cores	960	no data
Core clock speed	980 MHz	667 MHz
Boost clock speed	1033 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,540 million	2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	55 Watt
Texture fill rate	78.4 billion/sec	32.02
Floating-point performance	1,981 gflops	768.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 660 and Quadro K2100M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	no data
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	2 GB
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	48.0 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	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Display Port	no data	1.2
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	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data
Optimus	no data	+
3D Vision Pro	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
nView Display Management	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12
Shader Model	5.1	5
OpenGL	4.3	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	+	+

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 10.36
+194%

K2100M 3.52

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Quadro K2100M by 194% based on our aggregate 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 3999
+194%

K2100M 1358

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Quadro K2100M by 194% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 660 5040
+214%

K2100M 1606

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Quadro K2100M by 214% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 660 11296
+151%

K2100M 4506

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Quadro K2100M by 151% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 660 11469
+179%

K2100M 4106

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Quadro K2100M by 179% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 660 8583
+183%

K2100M 3028

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Quadro K2100M by 183% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 660 33
+200%

K2100M 11

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Quadro K2100M by 200% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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
+74.1%

−74.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
+200%

2−3

−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 +200%	3−4 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+200%

3−4

−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hitman 3	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+250%

2−3

−250%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1