GeForce GTX 670 vs GeForce GTX 660
Summary
GeForce GTX 670
137%
GeForce GTX 660
100%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 670
135%
GeForce GTX 660
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 670 |
35% 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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 670
The GeForce GTX 670 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (63 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 670 | | GeForce GTX 660 | |
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GPU Name | GK104 (GK104-325-A2) | vs | GK106 (GK106-400-A1) |
Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 28 nm |
Die Size | 294 mm² | vs | 221 mm² |
Transistors | 3,540 million | vs | 2,540 million |
Shaders | 1344 | vs | 960 |
Compute Units | 7 | vs | 5 |
Core clock | 915 MHz | vs | 980 MHz |
ROPs | 32 | vs | 24 |
TMUs | 112 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 670 | | GeForce GTX 660 | |
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Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 192 bit |
Memory Speed | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective | vs | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective |
Memory Size | 2048 Mb | vs | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 670 | | GeForce GTX 660 | |
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TDP | 170 watts | vs | 140 watts |
Release Date | 10 May 2012 | vs | 6 Sep 2012 |
GeForce GTX 670
25.60 GP/s
GeForce GTX 660
19.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 670
102.00 GT/s
GeForce GTX 660
78.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 670
192.00 GB/s
GeForce GTX 660
144.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 670
2460.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 660
1882.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 670
9330
GeForce GTX 660
6800
Points (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
73.9
GeForce GTX 660
53.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
89.4
GeForce GTX 660
68.5
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
67.5
GeForce GTX 660
49.7
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality,2x MSAA,16x AF, HBAO
GeForce GTX 670
58
GeForce GTX 660
43
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA
GeForce GTX 670
71
GeForce GTX 660
50
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
109
GeForce GTX 660
88.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
50.7
GeForce GTX 660
38.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
62.8
GeForce GTX 660
46.1
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Very High Quality, FXAA
GeForce GTX 670
42
GeForce GTX 660
30
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
159.7
GeForce GTX 660
111.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
62.3
GeForce GTX 660
46.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
96.6
GeForce GTX 660
70.5
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 670
54
GeForce GTX 660
42
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
69.1
GeForce GTX 660
51.1
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA
GeForce GTX 670
55
GeForce GTX 660
39
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
28
GeForce GTX 660
21.7
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, AAA standard, 16xAF, Motion Blur normal, Tesselation normal
GeForce GTX 670
43
GeForce GTX 660
32
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
63.6
GeForce GTX 660
46.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
58.7
GeForce GTX 660
43.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
89.7
GeForce GTX 660
65.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
219.1
GeForce GTX 660
166.8
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
75.9
GeForce GTX 660
59.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
55.8
GeForce GTX 660
41
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
63.6
GeForce GTX 660
46.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
98.6
GeForce GTX 660
72
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
44.6
GeForce GTX 660
32.8
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
55.4
GeForce GTX 660
41.5
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
41.3
GeForce GTX 660
30.2
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
73.1
GeForce GTX 660
54.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
31
GeForce GTX 660
23.2
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
36.4
GeForce GTX 660
26.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
107.7
GeForce GTX 660
75.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
41.8
GeForce GTX 660
30.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
68.6
GeForce GTX 660
49.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
46.5
GeForce GTX 660
34.2
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
21.1
GeForce GTX 660
16.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
37.3
GeForce GTX 660
26.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
37.6
GeForce GTX 660
27.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
55.5
GeForce GTX 660
40.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
146.9
GeForce GTX 660
109.5
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
55.6
GeForce GTX 660
42.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
33.6
GeForce GTX 660
24.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
41.6
GeForce GTX 660
30.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
69.7
GeForce GTX 660
49.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
30
GeForce GTX 660
21.8
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
36.1
GeForce GTX 660
26.8
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
27.6
GeForce GTX 660
20
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
50
GeForce GTX 660
36.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
19.5
GeForce GTX 660
14.5
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
23.6
GeForce GTX 660
17.8
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
34.8
GeForce GTX 660
25.5
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
54.7
GeForce GTX 660
40.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
33.9
GeForce GTX 660
24.5
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
15.2
GeForce GTX 660
12
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
24.8
GeForce GTX 660
17.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
24.4
GeForce GTX 660
18.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
35.4
GeForce GTX 660
25.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
42.1
GeForce GTX 660
32.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
20.3
GeForce GTX 660
14.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
26.5
GeForce GTX 660
19.8
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 670
48.5
GeForce GTX 660
35.9
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
GeForce GTX 670
43
GeForce GTX 660
31
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 670
39
GeForce GTX 660
27
FPS (higher is better)