GeForce GTX 660 vs RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell with GeForce GTX 660, including specs and performance data.
PRO 2000 Blackwell outperforms 660 by a whopping 256% 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 | 166 | 485 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 92 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.89 |
| Power efficiency | 37.36 | 5.24 |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GB206 | GK106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 August 2025 (less than a year ago) | 6 September 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $229 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 4352 | 960 |
| Core clock speed | 790 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1950 MHz | 1033 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 21,900 million | 2,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 265.2 | 82.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | 16.97 TFLOPS | 1.981 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 24 |
| TMUs | 136 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | 136 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 34 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 4.3 MB | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 MB | 384 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).
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 167 mm | 241 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | GDDR7 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192-bit GDDR5 |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 6.0 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 144.2 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1b | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 4 displays |
| HDMI | - | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 12.0 | + |
| DLSS | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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 | 160−170
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.87 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.48 | 9.12 |
| Recency | 11 August 2025 | 6 September 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 140 Watt |
RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell has a 256.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
The RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 660 is a desktop one.
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