GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs GTX 660M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660M with GeForce GTX 550 Ti, including specs and performance data.

GTX 660M
2012
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.63

GTX 550 Ti outperforms GTX 660M by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking712699
Place by popularitynot in top-10065
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.76
Power efficiency5.202.40
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK107GF116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)15 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores384192
Core clock speed835 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,270 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rate30.4028.80
Floating-point processing power0.7296 TFLOPS0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs1624
TMUs3232

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
SLI options++

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth64.0 GB/s98.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputsTwo Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.2
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 660M 3.63
GTX 550 Ti 3.89
+7.2%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 660M 1451
GTX 550 Ti 1554
+7.1%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 660M 2369
+4.3%
GTX 550 Ti 2272

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 660M 10971
+7.3%
GTX 550 Ti 10229

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 660M 4037
GTX 550 Ti 5785
+43.3%

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 660M 13
GTX 550 Ti 20
+53.8%

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:

900p32
−18.8%
38
+18.8%
Full HD35
−2.9%
36
+2.9%
1200p38
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.14

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Valorant 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Dota 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Fortnite 21−24
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Valorant 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
World of Tanks 89
+30.9%
65−70
−30.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Dota 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Valorant 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
World of Tanks 27−30
−7.4%
27−30
+7.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how GTX 660M and GTX 550 Ti compete in popular games:

  • GTX 550 Ti is 19% faster in 900p
  • GTX 550 Ti is 3% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 550 Ti is 5% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 660M is 31% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 550 Ti is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 660M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • GTX 550 Ti is ahead in 28 tests (44%)
  • there's a draw in 34 tests (54%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.63 3.89
Recency 22 March 2012 15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 116 Watt

GTX 660M has an age advantage of 1 year, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 132% lower power consumption.

GTX 550 Ti, on the other hand, has a 7.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 660M and GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660M is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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