GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition vs Radeon RX 5300
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 5300 with GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.
RX 5300 outperforms 660M Mac Edition by a whopping 1137% 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 | 338 | 1033 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.01 | 2.26 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 May 2020 (5 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 cores | 1408 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1327 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1645 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 144.8 | 30.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.632 TFLOPS | 0.7296 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 88 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1536 KB | 256 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 180 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 168.0 GB/s | 80 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.19 | 1.47 |
| Recency | 28 May 2020 | 1 April 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
RX 5300 has a 1137.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 660M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 5300 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5300 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition is a notebook one.
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