Radeon R7 M275DX vs GeForce GTX 660M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660M and Radeon R7 M275DX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 660M
2012
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.79
+13.1%

GTX 660M outperforms R7 M275DX by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking710739
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.23no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameGK107no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 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 cores384896
Core clock speed835 MHzno data
Boost clock speed950 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate30.40no data
Floating-point processing power0.7296 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no data

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width128bitno data
Memory clock speed2000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth64.0 GB/sno data
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 outputsno data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-+
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
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 3.79
+13.1%
R7 M275DX 3.35

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
R7 M275DX 3553
+50%

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
+32%
R7 M275DX 8309

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 660M 1751
R7 M275DX 1932
+10.3%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 660M 12861
+15.2%
R7 M275DX 11160

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
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Full HD35
+40%
25
−40%
1200p38
+26.7%
30−35
−26.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Elden Ring 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Valorant 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Dota 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Elden Ring 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Fortnite 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Valorant 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
World of Tanks 89
+89.4%
47
−89.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Dota 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Valorant 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Elden Ring 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
World of Tanks 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Valorant 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Elden Ring 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
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%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Valorant 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GTX 660M and R7 M275DX compete in popular games:

  • GTX 660M is 19% faster in 900p
  • GTX 660M is 40% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 660M is 27% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 660M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 660M is ahead in 43 tests (73%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (27%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.79 3.35
Recency 22 March 2012 4 June 2014

GTX 660M has a 13.1% higher aggregate performance score.

R7 M275DX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The GeForce GTX 660M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M275DX in performance tests.


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