GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition vs HD Graphics
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics with GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.
660M Mac Edition outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1227 | 1033 |
| Place by popularity | 43 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.58 | 2.26 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (14 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (13 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 cores | 48 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.300 | 30.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1008 TFLOPS | 0.7296 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 16 |
| TMUs | 6 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 80 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.72 | 1.47 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 1 April 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 50 Watt |
HD Graphics has a 27% more advanced lithography process, and 43% lower power consumption.
GTX 660M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 104% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
The GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition is a notebook one.
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