Radeon HD 7340 vs GeForce GTX 660

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Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking431not rated
Place by popularity78not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.29no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK106Zacate
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $552.69

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores96080
CUDA cores960no data
Core clock speed980 MHz523 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHz680 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million450 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate82.564.184
Floating-point performance1.981 gflops0.08368 gflops

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 x16IGP
Length241 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5no data
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/sno data
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 DisplayPortNo outputs
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.34.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


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.

GTX 660 4000
+2514%
HD 7340 153

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
+2150%
HD 7340 224

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 September 2012 1 May 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 18 Watt

GTX 660 has an age advantage of 4 months, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

HD 7340, on the other hand, has 677.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon HD 7340. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 7340 is a notebook 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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
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AMD Radeon HD 7340
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