Radeon R7 M270 vs GeForce GTX 660

Place in performance ranking	405	853
Place by popularity	69	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.41	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GK106	Opal XT / Mars
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 September 2012 (11 years ago)	7 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$172 (0.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	384
CUDA cores	960	no data
Core clock speed	980 MHz	825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1033 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,540 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	78.4 billion/sec	19.80
Floating-point performance	1,981 gflops	633.6 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon R7 M270 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	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
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	Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	0 MB
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	Not Listed
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	28.8 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
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.

AppAcceleration	no data	-
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	no data	1
HD3D	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX® 11
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
Mantle	no data	+
CUDA	+	no data

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
+423%

R7 M270 1.98

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Radeon R7 M270 by 423% 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 4000
+422%

R7 M270 766

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Radeon R7 M270 by 422% 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
+301%

R7 M270 1258

GeForce GTX 660 outperforms Radeon R7 M270 by 301% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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
+213%

−213%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

+350%

4−5
−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Hitman 3	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +400%	16−18 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +400%	10−11 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +400%	12−14 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Hitman 3	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +400%	16−18 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +400%	10−11 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +400%	12−14 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +400%	16−18 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +400%	10−11 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +400%	12−14 −400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+350%

4−5
−350%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Hitman 3	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

+380%

5−6
−380%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1