RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q vs GeForce GTX 660
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 485 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 92 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.89 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.24 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GK106 | GB202 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 September 2012 (13 years ago) | 18 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $8,565 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 24064 |
| Core clock speed | 980 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1033 MHz | 2288 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,540 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 82.56 | 1,720.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.981 TFLOPS | 110.1 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 192 |
| TMUs | 80 | 752 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 752 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 188 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | 23.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 384 KB | 128 MB |
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 5.0 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 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192-bit GDDR5 | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6.0 GB/s | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.2 GB/s | 1.79 TB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| 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 support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 September 2012 | 18 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 96 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 300 Watt |
GTX 660 has 114.3% lower power consumption.
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 660 and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q is a workstation one.
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