GeForce GTX 660 OEM vs Radeon RX 460

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 460 and GeForce GTX 660 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 460
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
10.42
+217%

RX 460 outperforms GTX 660 OEM by a whopping 217% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking439744
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.12no data
Power efficiency9.761.78
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameBaffinGK104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 August 2016 (8 years ago)22 August 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores8961152
Core clock speed1090 MHz823 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz888 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate67.2085.25
Floating-point processing power2.15 TFLOPS2.046 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs5696

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length170 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s179.2 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x 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.

FreeSync+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
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 HD42
+250%
12−14
−250%
1440p50
+257%
14−16
−257%
4K20
+233%
6−7
−233%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.05no data
1440p1.72no data
4K4.30no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Counter-Strike 2 18
+260%
5−6
−260%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+267%
12−14
−267%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Far Cry 5 40
+233%
12−14
−233%
Fortnite 116
+231%
35−40
−231%
Forza Horizon 4 57
+256%
16−18
−256%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 36
+260%
10−11
−260%
Valorant 90−95
+248%
27−30
−248%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+267%
12−14
−267%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160
+233%
45−50
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Dota 2 70−75
+238%
21−24
−238%
Far Cry 5 37
+270%
10−11
−270%
Fortnite 39
+225%
12−14
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 54
+238%
16−18
−238%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Grand Theft Auto V 35
+250%
10−11
−250%
Metro Exodus 21
+250%
6−7
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 28
+250%
8−9
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+270%
10−11
−270%
Valorant 90−95
+248%
27−30
−248%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+267%
12−14
−267%
Counter-Strike 2 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Dota 2 70−75
+238%
21−24
−238%
Far Cry 5 34
+240%
10−11
−240%
Forza Horizon 4 41
+242%
12−14
−242%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20
+233%
6−7
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+229%
7−8
−229%
Valorant 90−95
+248%
27−30
−248%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 31
+244%
9−10
−244%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
+262%
21−24
−262%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Valorant 110−120
+217%
35−40
−217%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Valorant 50−55
+231%
16−18
−231%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Far Cry 5 11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

This is how RX 460 and GTX 660 OEM compete in popular games:

  • RX 460 is 250% faster in 1080p
  • RX 460 is 257% faster in 1440p
  • RX 460 is 233% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.42 3.29
Recency 8 August 2016 22 August 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 130 Watt

RX 460 has a 216.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 73.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 460 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 OEM in performance tests.

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