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 970
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce GTX 660 - 147 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 140 vs 148 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
20.64 GPixel/s
31%
Texel Fillrate
82.56 GTexel/s
67%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 |
---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 6th, 2012 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 600 |
$329 | MSRP | $229 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 144.2 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 980 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1032 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1502 MHz |