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    GeForce GTX 660 vs GeForce GTX 960

    GeForce GTX 660
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 6 Sep 2012
    GeForce GTX 660
    GeForce GTX 960
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 22 Jan 2015
    GeForce GTX 960

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 660
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 960
      152%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 660
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 960
      142%

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications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 960

    42% 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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 960

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 960

    The GeForce GTX 960 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (4 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 660GeForce GTX 960
    GPU NameGK106 (GK106-400-A1)vsGM206 (GM206-300-A1)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size221 mm²vs228 mm²
    Transistors2,540 millionvs2,940 million
    Shaders960vs1024
    Compute Units5vs8
    Core clock980 MHzvs1127 MHz
    ROPs24vs32
    TMUs80vs64

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 660GeForce GTX 960
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs128 bit
    Memory Speed1502 MHz
    6008 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 660GeForce GTX 960
    TDP140 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date6 Sep 2012vs22 Jan 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 660
      19.60 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      36.10 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 660
      78.40 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      72.10 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 660
      144.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      112.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 660
      1882.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 960
      2308.10 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 660
      6800
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10380

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX 660
      31
    • GeForce GTX 960
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 660
      25
    • GeForce GTX 960
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

    DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 660
      27
    • GeForce GTX 960
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 660
      37
    • GeForce GTX 960
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

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