GeForce GTX 660 vs Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 660
Radeon HD 6970
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960 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
1084MHz
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1536 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
880MHz
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FP32
2.08 TFLOPS
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FP32
2.7 TFLOPS
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-
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-
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
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TDP
140W
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TDP
250W
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
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-
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
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OCT Metal - N/A
0%
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OCT Metal - N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
NVIDIA
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Manufacturer
AMD
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Chip Designer
NVIDIA
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Chip Designer
AMD
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Architecture
Kepler
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Architecture
TeraScale 3
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Family
GeForce 600
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Family
Radeon HD 6000
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Codename
NVE6
GK106
Variant
GK106-400-A1
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Codename
Cayman
RV970
Variant
Cayman XT
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Release Date
9/13/2012
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Release Date
12/15/2010
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Fabrication Node
40nm
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Die Size
221 mm²
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Die Size
389 mm²
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Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
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Transistor Count
2.6 Billion
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Transistor Density
11.49M/mm²
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Transistor Density
6.79M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
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Form
PCIe Card
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Shading Units
960 Shaders
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Shading Units
1536 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
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Texture Mapping Units
96 TMUs
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Render Output Units
24 ROPs
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Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
5 SMs
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-
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Compute Units
24 CUs
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980MHz Base
1084MHz
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880MHz
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FP32
2.08 TFLOPS
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FP32
2.7 TFLOPS
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-
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-
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FP64
0.09 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.68 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
26.016 GPixel/s
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Pixel Fillrate
28.16 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
86.72 GTexel/s
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Texture Fillrate
84.48 GTexel/s
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-
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L1
48KB/SM Tex
16KB/SM
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L1
-
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8KB/CU
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L2
512KB Shared
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L2
512KB Shared
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-
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2GB
GDDR5
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2GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
192Bit
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Bus Width
256Bit
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Clock
1502MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
144.2GB/s
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Clock
1375MHz
Transfer Rate
5.5GT/s
Bandwidth
176GB/s
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TDP
140W
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TDP
250W
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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1x DVI-D Dual-Link
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1x DisplayPort 1.2
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1x HDMI 1.4
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2x DVI-I Dual-Link
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2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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1x HDMI 1.3
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Max Resolution
4096x2304
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Max Resolution
2560x1600
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
-
-
-
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
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Multi Monitor Support
3
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Multi Monitor Support
3
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-
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Model
NVENC 1
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No Encoders
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Codec
-
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AVC (H.264)
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Model
NVDEC 1
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Model
UVD 3.1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_0
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Direct X
11
Direct 3D
11_0
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
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OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
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Shader Model
6.5
CUDA
3.0
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PureVideo HD
VP5
VDPAU
Feature Set D
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Shader Model
5.0
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GFX
5
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
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Power Connectors
-
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1x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
-
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1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
2.1
PCIe Lanes
16
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way SLI
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
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Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
241 mm (9.49 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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Height
126 mm (4.96 in)
Width
286 mm (11.26 in)
Depth
42 mm (1.65 in)
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