GeForce GTX 660 vs Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS with GeForce GTX 660, including specs and performance data.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS
30 Watt
11.05
+6.6%

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS outperforms GTX 660 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking423438
Place by popularitynot in top-10058
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.40
Power efficiency25.675.16
Architectureno dataKepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGK106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)6 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores1536960
Core clock speedno data980 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz1033 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt140 Watt
Texture fill rateno data82.56
Floating-point processing powerno data1.981 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data80

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
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 typeLPDDR5xGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed8448 MHz6.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data144.2 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 dataOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.3
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
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.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS 11.05
+6.6%
GTX 660 10.37

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.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS 6294
+24.9%
GTX 660 5040

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 HD34
−38.2%
47
+38.2%
1440p17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.87
1440pno data16.36

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.05 10.37
Chip lithography 4 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 140 Watt

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS has a 6.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 366.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS and GeForce GTX 660.

Be aware that Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop one.


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Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS
SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS
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