GeForce RTX 2060 vs GTX 660M Mac Edition
Aggregated performance score
RTX 2060 outperforms GTX 660M Mac Edition by 2242% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 921 | 122 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 23 |
Value for money | 0.04 | 21.02 |
Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Turing (2018−2021) |
GPU code name | GK107 | Turing TU106 |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 1 April 2013 (11 years ago) | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $349 |
Current price | $149 | $397 (1.1x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX 2060 has 52450% better value for money than GTX 660M Mac Edition.
Technical specs
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 | 384 | 1920 |
Core clock speed | 950 MHz | 1320 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 1620 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 10,800 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 175 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 30.40 | 201.6 |
Floating-point performance | 729.6 gflops | no data |
Size and 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).
Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | no data | 229 mm |
Width | MXM Module | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
Memory
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 | GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 6 GB |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 14000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
HDMI | no data | + |
G-SYNC support | no data | + |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
VR Ready | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
CUDA | 3.0 | 7.5 |
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 | 5−6
−2320%
| 121
+2320%
|
1440p | 3−4
−2433%
| 76
+2433%
|
4K | 2−3
−2400%
| 50
+2400%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 1.56 | 36.54 |
Recency | 1 April 2013 | 6 January 2019 |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 6 GB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 175 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition in performance tests.
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