GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2 vs Radeon R5 M330
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1017 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.02 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Exo | GK104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (10 years ago) | 13 September 2014 (10 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 cores | 320 | 960 |
| Compute units | 5 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 955 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1030 MHz | 1032 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.60 | 82.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6592 TFLOPS | 1.981 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| TMUs | 20 | 80 |
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 | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 144.2 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 Connectors | No outputs | 2x 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.
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| Mantle | + | - |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 May 2015 | 13 September 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 140 Watt |
R5 M330 has an age advantage of 7 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 677.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R5 M330 and GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R5 M330 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.
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