GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition vs Radeon R9 M265X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M265X and GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M265X
2014
4 GB GDDR5
2.76
+87.8%

R9 M265X outperforms GTX 660M Mac Edition by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8231002
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.24
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameVenusGK107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date21 March 2014 (11 years ago)1 April 2013 (12 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 cores640384
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed575 MHz950 MHz
Boost clock speed625 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0030.40
Floating-point processing power0.8 TFLOPS0.7296 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4032

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s80 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 outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
Mantle+-
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 HD25
+108%
12−14
−108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
God of War 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Fortnite 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
God of War 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Valorant 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+96.3%
27−30
−96.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Dota 2 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Fortnite 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
God of War 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Valorant 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Dota 2 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
God of War 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Valorant 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Valorant 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
God of War 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Valorant 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
God of War 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

This is how R9 M265X and GTX 660M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • R9 M265X is 108% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.76 1.47
Recency 21 March 2014 1 April 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB

R9 M265X has a 87.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon R9 M265X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition in performance tests.

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