GeForce GTX 660 OEM vs Qualcomm Adreno 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Qualcomm Adreno 690 with GeForce GTX 660 OEM, including specs and performance data.

Qualcomm Adreno 690
2018
7 Watt
2.55

660 OEM outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 690 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking859798
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency28.081.83
Architectureno dataKepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGK104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 December 2018 (6 years ago)22 August 2012 (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 coresno data1152
Core clock speedno data823 MHz
Boost clock speedno data888 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)7 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rateno data85.25
Floating-point processing powerno data2.046 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data96
L1 Cacheno data96 KB
L2 Cacheno data512 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).

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data179.2 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX1212 (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
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Escape from Tarkov 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Fortnite 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Valorant 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Dota 2 43
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Escape from Tarkov 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Fortnite 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Valorant 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Dota 2 35
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Escape from Tarkov 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Valorant 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Valorant 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Valorant 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Escape from Tarkov 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how Qualcomm Adreno 690 and GTX 660 OEM compete in popular games:

  • GTX 660 OEM is 9% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.55 3.08
Recency 6 December 2018 22 August 2012
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 130 Watt

Qualcomm Adreno 690 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 1757.1% lower power consumption.

GTX 660 OEM, on the other hand, has a 20.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 660 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 690 in performance tests.

Be aware that Qualcomm Adreno 690 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 660 OEM is a desktop one.

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