NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition vs AMD Radeon HD 7480D

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Combined performance score

HD 7480D
0.72

GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition outperforms Radeon HD 7480D by 117% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1123920
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.04
ArchitectureTerascale 3 (2010−2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTrinityGK107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date26 September 2012 (11 years old)1 April 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$53 no data
Current price$215 (4.1x MSRP)$149
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7480D and GTX 660M Mac Edition have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores128384
Core clock speed614 MHz950 MHz
Boost clock speed724 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,303 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate6.40030.40
Floating-point performanceno data729.6 gflops

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).

InterfaceIGPMXM-B (3.0)
WidthIGPMXM Module
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared5000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data80 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDAno data3.0

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 HD11
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Hitman 3 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%

This is how HD 7480D and GTX 660M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 660M Mac Edition is 90.9% faster than HD 7480D

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.72 1.56
Recency 26 September 2012 1 April 2013
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 512 MB
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7480D in performance tests.


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