Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 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 R5 230 is 574 days newer than GeForce GTX 660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 35% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GTX 660 - 81 vs 60 FPS
- Consumes up to 86% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 19 vs 140 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
20.64 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
82.56 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | vs | AMD Radeon R5 230 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2014 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $229 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
144.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s |
980 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 625 MHz |
| 1032 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 667 MHz |
