Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms GeForce GTX 660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 259 days older than GeForce GTX 660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 140 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 62% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than GeForce GTX 660 - 21 vs 13 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 3 vs 2 GB
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
20.64 GPixel/s
69.72972972972973%
Texel Fillrate
82.56 GTexel/s
69.72972972972973%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 144.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
980 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1032 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
