GeForce GTX 660 OEM vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

Maxwell GPU Surface Book Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
VS
GTX 660 OEM GTX 660 Rev. 2 GTX 660 Ti GTX 670 GTX 680 GTX 680 Mac Edition GTX 690 GTX 760 GTX 760 OEM GTX 760 Ti OEM GTX 760 X2 GTX 770

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book with GeForce GTX 660 OEM, including specs and performance data.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.61
+9.7%

Maxwell GPU Surface Book outperforms GTX 660 OEM by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Maxwell GPU Surface Book Maxwell GPU Surface Book
GTX 660 OEM GTX 660 OEM

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking720744
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.78
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameSurface BookGK104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)22 August 2012 (12 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 cores3841152
Core clock speed954 MHz823 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz888 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data130 Watt
Texture fill rateno data85.25
Floating-point processing powerno data2.046 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data96

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data179.2 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 data2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD22
+22.2%
18−21
−22.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Fortnite 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Valorant 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Dota 2 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Fortnite 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Valorant 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Dota 2 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Valorant 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Valorant 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Valorant 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book and GTX 660 OEM compete in popular games:

  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 22% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.61 3.29
Recency 1 October 2015 22 August 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB

Maxwell GPU Surface Book has a 9.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

GTX 660 OEM, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Maxwell GPU Surface Book and GeForce GTX 660 OEM.

Be aware that Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 660 OEM is a desktop one.

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