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    GeForce GTX 660 vs GeForce GTX 650

    GeForce GTX 660
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 6 Sep 2012
    GeForce GTX 660
    GeForce GTX 650
    Memory: 1024Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 27 Nov 2013
    GeForce GTX 650

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 660
      236%
    • GeForce GTX 650
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 660
      214%
    • GeForce GTX 650
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 660

    114% higher gaming performance.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications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 650

    75 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 660 .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 660

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 660

    The GeForce GTX 660 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (38 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 660GeForce GTX 650
    GPU NameGK106 (GK106-400-A1)vsGK106 ()
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size221 mm²vs221 mm²
    Transistors2,540 millionvs2,540 million
    Shaders960vs384
    Compute Units5vs2
    Core clock980 MHzvs1058 MHz
    ROPs24vs16
    TMUs80vs32

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 660GeForce GTX 650
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs128 bit
    Memory Speed1502 MHz
    6008 MHz effective    		vs1250 MHz
    5000 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs1024 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 660GeForce GTX 650
    TDP140 wattsvs65 watts
    Release Date6 Sep 2012vs27 Nov 2013

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 660
      19.60 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 650
      8.46 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 660
      78.40 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 650
      33.90 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 660
      144.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 650
      80.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 660
      1882.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 650
      812.50 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 660
      6800
    • GeForce GTX 650
      2880

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alan Wake

    • GeForce GTX 660
      53.7
    • GeForce GTX 650
      25.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Batman: Arkham City

    • GeForce GTX 660
      68.5
    • GeForce GTX 650
      35.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 660
      49.7
    • GeForce GTX 650
      23.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 2

    • GeForce GTX 660
      88.6
    • GeForce GTX 650
      44.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis

    • GeForce GTX 660
      38.4
    • GeForce GTX 650
      18.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 2

    • GeForce GTX 660
      46.1
    • GeForce GTX 650
      21.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Diablo III

    • GeForce GTX 660
      111.9
    • GeForce GTX 650
      51.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dragon Age II

    • GeForce GTX 660
      46.1
    • GeForce GTX 650
      20.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2012

    • GeForce GTX 660
      70.5
    • GeForce GTX 650
      34.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Max Payne 3

    • GeForce GTX 660
      51.1
    • GeForce GTX 650
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro 2033

    • GeForce GTX 660
      21.7
    • GeForce GTX 650
      11.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sleeping Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 660
      46.9
    • GeForce GTX 650
      20.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite V2

    • GeForce GTX 660
      43.9
    • GeForce GTX 650
      19.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    STALKER: Call of Pripyat

    • GeForce GTX 660
      65.7
    • GeForce GTX 650
      30.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    StarCraft II

    • GeForce GTX 660
      166.8
    • GeForce GTX 650
      83.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

    • GeForce GTX 660
      59.1
    • GeForce GTX 650
      29.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Shogun 2

    • GeForce GTX 660
      41
    • GeForce GTX 650
      18.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Unigine Heaven 2.0

    • GeForce GTX 660
      46.4
    • GeForce GTX 650
      22.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

    • GeForce GTX 660
      72
    • GeForce GTX 650
      32.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alan Wake

    • GeForce GTX 660
      32.8
    • GeForce GTX 650
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Batman: Arkham City

    • GeForce GTX 660
      41.5
    • GeForce GTX 650
      21.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 660
      30.2
    • GeForce GTX 650
      13.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 2

    • GeForce GTX 660
      54.7
    • GeForce GTX 650
      26.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis

    • GeForce GTX 660
      23.2
    • GeForce GTX 650
      11.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 2

    • GeForce GTX 660
      26.9
    • GeForce GTX 650
      12.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Diablo III

    • GeForce GTX 660
      75.9
    • GeForce GTX 650
      34.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dragon Age II

    • GeForce GTX 660
      30.4
    • GeForce GTX 650
      13.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2012

    • GeForce GTX 660
      49.7
    • GeForce GTX 650
      23.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Max Payne 3

    • GeForce GTX 660
      34.2
    • GeForce GTX 650
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro 2033

    • GeForce GTX 660
      16.9
    • GeForce GTX 650
      8.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sleeping Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 660
      26.9
    • GeForce GTX 650
      10.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite V2

    • GeForce GTX 660
      27.9
    • GeForce GTX 650
      12.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    STALKER: Call of Pripyat

    • GeForce GTX 660
      40.6
    • GeForce GTX 650
      18.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    StarCraft II

    • GeForce GTX 660
      109.5
    • GeForce GTX 650
      52.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

    • GeForce GTX 660
      42.6
    • GeForce GTX 650
      17.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Shogun 2

    • GeForce GTX 660
      24.6
    • GeForce GTX 650
      11.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Unigine Heaven 2.0

    • GeForce GTX 660
      30.4
    • GeForce GTX 650
      14.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

    • GeForce GTX 660
      49.9
    • GeForce GTX 650
      22.3

    FPS (higher is better)

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