Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms GeForce GTX 660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 743 days newer than GeForce GTX 660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 140 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 20% better in The Callisto Protocol than GeForce GTX 660 - 67 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 4 vs 2 GB
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
20.64 GPixel/s
31%
Texel Fillrate
82.56 GTexel/s
67%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$229 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 144.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 980 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
| 1032 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
