Radeon Pro 5300M vs GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition with Radeon Pro 5300M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 660M Mac Edition
2013
512 MB GDDR5, 50 Watt
1.47

Pro 5300M outperforms 660M Mac Edition by a whopping 846% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1033408
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.2612.60
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGK107Navi 14
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date1 April 2013 (13 years ago)13 November 2019 (6 years 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 cores3841280
Core clock speed950 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1250 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate30.40100.0
Floating-point processing power0.7296 TFLOPS3.2 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3280
L1 Cache32 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KB2 MB

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 MB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.0-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
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75−80
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Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
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30−33
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 27−30
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27−30
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 60−65
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60−65
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Counter-Strike 2 75−80
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75−80
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Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
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30−33
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Far Cry 5 45−50
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45−50
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Fortnite 80−85
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80−85
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Forza Horizon 4 55−60
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55−60
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Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
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50−55
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Valorant 110−120
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110−120
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 60−65
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60−65
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Counter-Strike 2 75−80
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75−80
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
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190−200
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Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Dota 2 90−95
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90−95
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Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
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Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
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Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
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Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+0%
50−55
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Metro Exodus 27−30
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27−30
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
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35−40
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Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
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60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Dota 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
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27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
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100−110
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Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
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21−24
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Metro Exodus 16−18
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16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
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130−140
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Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
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35−40
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Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
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12−14
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Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
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30−35
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
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10−11
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Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
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24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
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Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 20−22
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20−22
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Counter-Strike 2 10−11
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10−11
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Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
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5−6
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Dota 2 50−55
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50−55
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Far Cry 5 14−16
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14−16
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Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.47 13.91
Recency 1 April 2013 13 November 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 85 Watt

GTX 660M Mac Edition has 70% lower power consumption.

Pro 5300M, on the other hand, has a 846% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5300M 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 graphics card while Radeon Pro 5300M is a mobile workstation one.

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