RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs GeForce GTX 660

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 with RTX 6000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

GTX 660
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 140 Watt
10.43

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms GTX 660 by a whopping 600% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking43916
Place by popularity81not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.407.24
Power efficiency5.1416.79
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK106AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)3 December 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $6,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 113% better value for money than GTX 660.

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 cores96018176
Core clock speed980 MHz915 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHz2505 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate82.561,423
Floating-point processing power1.981 TFLOPS91.06 TFLOPS
ROPs24192
TMUs80568
Tensor Coresno data568
Ray Tracing Coresno data142

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB48 GB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5384 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s960.0 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 DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9

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 10.43
RTX 6000 Ada Generation 73.00
+600%

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 4010
RTX 6000 Ada Generation 28066
+600%

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
RTX 6000 Ada Generation 36679
+628%

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 11361
RTX 6000 Ada Generation 323913
+2751%

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 11378
RTX 6000 Ada Generation 248571
+2085%

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
−302%
189
+302%
1440p21−24
−652%
158
+652%
4K16−18
−638%
118
+638%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.87
+638%
35.97
−638%
1440p10.90
+295%
43.03
−295%
4K14.31
+303%
57.62
−303%
  • GTX 660 has 638% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 660 has 295% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 660 has 303% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 164
+0%
164
+0%
Elden Ring 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 163
+0%
163
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Metro Exodus 113
+0%
113
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Dota 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Elden Ring 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Far Cry 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Fortnite 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 106
+0%
106
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 147
+0%
147
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Elden Ring 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 131
+0%
131
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 99
+0%
99
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 219
+0%
219
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Dota 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Elden Ring 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

This is how GTX 660 and RTX 6000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 302% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 652% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 638% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 55 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.43 73.00
Recency 6 September 2012 3 December 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 300 Watt

GTX 660 has 114.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 6000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 599.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 6000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop card while RTX 6000 Ada Generation 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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