GeForce GTX 660 OEM vs Quadro P2000

Place in performance ranking	278	673
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.13	0.10
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GP106	GK104
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	6 February 2017 (7 years ago)	22 August 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$585	no data
Current price	$371 (0.6x MSRP)	$481

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P2000 has 14030% better value for money than GTX 660 OEM.

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	1024	1152
Core clock speed	1076 MHz	823 MHz
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	888 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	94.72	85.25
Floating-point performance	3,031 gflops	2,046 gflops

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	201 mm	241 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	160 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	5600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	140.2 GB/s	179.2 GB/s

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	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.126
CUDA	6.1	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 HD	60 +500%	10−12 −500%
1440p	23 +475%	4−5 −475%
4K	19 +533%	3−4 −533%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

150−160

+400%

30−33
−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +386%	35−40 −386%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	160−170 +400%	30−35 −400%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +384%	60−65 −384%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	190−200 +400%	35−40 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +400%	30−33 −400%
Far Cry 5	210−220 +400%	42 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	260−270 +410%	50−55 −410%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +365%	85−90 −365%
Hitman 3	180−190 +386%	35−40 −386%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +373%	70−75 −373%
Metro Exodus	300−310 +376%	60−65 −376%
Red Dead Redemption 2	260−270 +400%	50−55 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +392%	60−65 −392%
Watch Dogs: Legion	290−300 +409%	55−60 −409%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +386%	35−40 −386%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	160−170 +400%	30−35 −400%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +384%	60−65 −384%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	190−200 +400%	35−40 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +400%	30−33 −400%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +385%	33 −385%
Far Cry New Dawn	260−270 +410%	50−55 −410%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +365%	85−90 −365%
Hitman 3	180−190 +386%	35−40 −386%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +373%	70−75 −373%
Metro Exodus	300−310 +376%	60−65 −376%
Red Dead Redemption 2	260−270 +400%	50−55 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +392%	60−65 −392%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	190−200 +400%	38 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	290−300 +409%	55−60 −409%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +386%	35−40 −386%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	160−170 +400%	30−35 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	190−200 +400%	35−40 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +400%	30−33 −400%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +400%	26 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +365%	85−90 −365%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +373%	70−75 −373%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +392%	60−65 −392%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +380%	25 −380%
Watch Dogs: Legion	290−300 +409%	55−60 −409%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

260−270

+400%

50−55
−400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	180−190 +400%	35−40 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 +386%	35−40 −386%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +400%	18−20 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +400%	16−18 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +400%	24−27 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +400%	10−12 −400%
Far Cry 5	100−105 +376%	21 −376%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +386%	35−40 −386%
Hitman 3	110−120 +400%	21−24 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +400%	35−40 −400%
Metro Exodus	170−180 +386%	35−40 −386%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190−200 +400%	35−40 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +376%	21−24 −376%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +400%	12−14 −400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

150−160

+384%

30−35
−384%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +400%	18−20 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +400%	14−16 −400%
Hitman 3	70−75 +400%	14−16 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +376%	21−24 −376%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +400%	12−14 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +400%	13 −400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +400%	10−12 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +400%	10−11 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +400%	10−11 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +400%	7 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +400%	24−27 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +376%	21−24 −376%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +400%	18−20 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90
+400%

16−18

−400%

This is how Quadro P2000 and GTX 660 OEM compete in popular games:

Quadro P2000 is 500% faster in 1080p
Quadro P2000 is 475% faster in 1440p
Quadro P2000 is 533% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.82	3.69
Recency	6 February 2017	22 August 2012
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	130 Watt