Arc A580 vs GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition with Arc A580, including specs and performance data.

GTX 660M Mac Edition
2013
512 MB GDDR5, 50 Watt
1.50

Arc A580 outperforms GTX 660M Mac Edition by a whopping 1877% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking973184
Place by popularitynot in top-10055
Power efficiency2.1612.22
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGK107DG2-512
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2013 (11 years ago)10 October 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores3843072
Core clock speed950 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2000 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate30.40384.0
Floating-point processing power0.7296 TFLOPS12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs32192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

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 amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s512.0 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.0-

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 HD5−6
−1960%
103
+1960%
1440p2−3
−2650%
55
+2650%
4K1−2
−3200%
33
+3200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 98
+0%
98
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 83
+0%
83
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 258
+0%
258
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 134
+0%
134
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Dota 2 86
+0%
86
+0%
Far Cry 5 63
+0%
63
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 214
+0%
214
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 177
+0%
177
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 37
+0%
37
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
World of Tanks 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+0%
130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 91
+0%
91
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+0%
55
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 38
+0%
38
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 38
+0%
38
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
+0%
38
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 73
+0%
73
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how GTX 660M Mac Edition and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A580 is 1960% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A580 is 2650% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A580 is 3200% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 55 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.50 29.66
Recency 1 April 2013 10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 175 Watt

GTX 660M Mac Edition has 250% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 1877.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition is a notebook card while Arc A580 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition
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