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- GeForce GTX 660 vs GeForce GTX 970
GeForce GTX 660 vs GeForce GTX 970
| GeForce GTX 660Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 6 Sep 2012 |
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| GeForce GTX 970Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 19 Sep 2014 |
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 660100%
- GeForce GTX 970231%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 660100%
- GeForce GTX 970217%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 660 |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970 |
| 117% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 970
The GeForce GTX 970 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (4 combinations of games and resolutions).Specifications
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 660 | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK106 (GK106-400-A1) | vs | GM204 (GM204-200-A1) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 221 mm² | vs | 398 mm² |
| Transistors | 2,540 million | vs | 5,200 million |
| Shaders | 960 | vs | 1664 |
| Compute Units | 5 | vs | 13 |
| Core clock | 980 MHz | vs | 1050 MHz |
| ROPs | 24 | vs | 56 |
| TMUs | 80 | vs | 104 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 660 | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1502 MHz 6008 MHz effective | vs | 1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 660 | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|
| TDP | 140 watts | vs | 148 watts |
| Release Date | 6 Sep 2012 | vs | 19 Sep 2014 |
Raw Performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 66019.60 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 97058.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 66078.40 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 970109.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 660144.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 970224.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 6601882.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 9703494.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 6606800
- GeForce GTX 97015750
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
2560x1440 (WQHD)1920x1080 (Full HD)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 66031
- GeForce GTX 97073
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 66025
- GeForce GTX 97055
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 66027
- GeForce GTX 97054
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 66037
- GeForce GTX 97079
FPS (higher is better)
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