GeForce Go 7950 GTX vs 660M

Place in performance ranking	671	1138
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.71	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	G7x (2005−2007)
GPU code name	N13E-GE	G71M
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	12 October 2006 (17 years ago)
Current price	$276	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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	32
CUDA cores	384	no data
Core clock speed	835 MHz	8 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	575 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	30.4 billion/sec	13.80
Floating-point performance	729.6 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 660M and GeForce Go 7950 GTX compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-III
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64.0 GB/s	44.8 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.1	3.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 3.72
+447%

Go 7950 GTX 0.68

660M outperforms Go 7950 by 447% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 660M 1435
+446%

Go 7950 GTX 263

660M outperforms Go 7950 by 446% in Passmark.

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:

900p	30 +500%	5−6 −500%
Full HD	36 +500%	6−7 −500%
1200p	38 +533%	6−7 −533%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+133%

3−4

−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+800%

1−2

−800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+133%

3−4

−133%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

This is how GTX 660M and Go 7950 GTX compete in popular games:

GTX 660M is 500% faster in 900p
GTX 660M is 500% faster in 1080p
GTX 660M is 533% faster in 1200p

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 660M is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 660M surpassed Go 7950 GTX in all 36 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.72	0.68
Recency	22 March 2012	12 October 2006
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	45 Watt