NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Graphics Processor
- GK106
- Cores
- 960
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 24
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 192 bit
Recommended Resolutions:
- 640x480
- 1280x720
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The GeForce GTX 660 was a performance graphics card by NVIDIA, launched in September 2012. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GK106 graphics processor, in its GK106-400-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0. The GK106 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 221 mm² and 2,540 million transistors. It features 960 shading units, 80 texture mapping units and 24 ROPs. NVIDIA has placed 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory on the card, which are connected using a 192-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 980 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1032 MHz, memory is running at 1502 MHz.
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 draws power from 1x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 140 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort. GeForce GTX 660 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 229 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 draws power from 1x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 140 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort. GeForce GTX 660 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 229 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
- GPU Name
- GK106
- GPU Variant
- GK106-400-A1
- Architecture
- Kepler
- Foundry
- TSMC
- Process Size
- 28 nm
- Transistors
- 2,540 million
- Die Size
- 221 mm²
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Sep 6th, 2012
- Generation
- GeForce 600
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 229 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Reviews
- 77 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 980 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1032 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 192 bit
- Bandwidth
- 144.2 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 960
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 24
- SMX Count
- 5
- L1 Cache
- 16 KB (per SMX)
- L2 Cache
- 384 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 20.64 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 82.56 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float) performance
- 1.981 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double) performance
- 82.56 GFLOPS (1:24)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 9.5 inches
241 mm
- TDP
- 140 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin
- Board Number
- P2030
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12.0 (11_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 1.2
- Vulkan
- 1.1.103
- CUDA
- 3.0
- Shader Model
- 5.1
Card Notes
| 2GB: 1536+512 Bandwidth: 96.1+48.1 Bus Width: 128+64 |
GK106 GPU Notes
| L1 Cache is configurable from 16 KB up to 48 KB per SMX |
Retail boards based on this design (55)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASUS GTX 660 DirectCU II
|
980 MHz | 1033 MHz | 1502 MHz | 8.5 inches/216 mm |
ASUS GTX 660 DirectCU II
|
980 MHz | 1033 MHz | 1502 MHz | 10.2 inches/259 mm |
ASUS GTX 660 DirectCU II OC
|
1020 MHz | 1085 MHz | 1502 MHz | 8.5 inches/216 mm |
ASUS GTX 660 DirectCU II OC
|
1020 MHz | 1084 MHz | 1502 MHz | 10.2 inches/259 mm |
ASUS GTX 660 DirectCU II TOP
|
1072 MHz | 1137 MHz | 1527 MHz | 10.2 inches/259 mm |
ASUS GTX 660 DirectCU II TOP OC
|
1098 MHz | 1150 MHz | 1600 MHz | 10.2 inches/259 mm |
Club 3D GTX 660
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 9.528 inches/242 mm |
Club 3D GTX 660 royalQueen
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 8.386 inches/213 mm |
Colorful iGame GTX 660 Glorious Mission
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 10 inches/254 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI |
Colorful iGame GTX 660 White Shark
|
1058 MHz | 1124 MHz | 1502 MHz | 10.63 inches/270 mm |
ELSA GTX 660 S.A.C
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 8.11 inches/206 mm |
ELSA GTX 660 S.A.C ArcheAge
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 8.11 inches/206 mm |
EMTEK XENON GTX 660 MAXX
|
1006 MHz | 1072 MHz | 1527 MHz | 7.48 inches/190 mm |
EVGA GTX 660
|
993 MHz | 1058 MHz | 1502 MHz | |
EVGA GTX 660 3 GB
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 3 GB |
EVGA GTX 660 Exclusive Superclocked
|
1058 MHz | 1124 MHz | 1502 MHz | |
EVGA GTX 660 FTW
|
1072 MHz | 1137 MHz | 1502 MHz | |
EVGA GTX 660 FTW 3 GB
|
1072 MHz | 1137 MHz | 1502 MHz | 3 GB |
EVGA GTX 660 FTW Signature 2
|
1072 MHz | 1137 MHz | 1502 MHz | |
EVGA GTX 660 FTW Signature 2 3GB
|
1072 MHz | 1137 MHz | 1502 MHz | 3 GB |
EVGA GTX 660 SC Signature 2
|
1046 MHz | 1110 MHz | 1502 MHz | |
EVGA GTX 660 SC Signature 2 3GB
|
1046 MHz | 1110 MHz | 1502 MHz | 3 GB |
EVGA GTX 660 Superclocked
|
1046 MHz | 1110 MHz | 1502 MHz | |
EVGA GTX 660 Superclocked+
|
1046 MHz | 1110 MHz | 1502 MHz | 3 GB |
Gainward GTX 660
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 7.09 inches/180 mm |
Gainward GTX 660 GS
|
1006 MHz | 1072 MHz | 1527 MHz | 7.09 inches/180 mm |
Gainward GTX 660 GS Dual Fan
|
1006 MHz | 1072 MHz | 1527 MHz | 7.09 inches/180 mm |
Galaxy GTX 660
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | |
Galaxy GTX 660 GC
|
1006 MHz | 1072 MHz | 1502 MHz | 9.055 inches/230 mm |
GIGABYTE GTX 660 WindForce 2X
|
980 MHz | 1046 MHz | 1502 MHz | 10.09 inches/256 mm |
GIGABYTE GTX 660 WindForce 2X 3 GB
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 3 GB, 7.95 inches/202 mm |
GIGABYTE GTX 660 WindForce 2X OC
|
1032 MHz | 1098 MHz | 1502 MHz | 10.09 inches/256 mm |
GIGABYTE GTX 660 WindForce 2X OC 3 GB
|
1032 MHz | 1098 MHz | 1502 MHz | 3 GB, 7.95 inches/202 mm |
GIGABYTE GTX 660 WindForce 2X Rev. 1.1
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 10.16 inches/258 mm |
GIGABYTE GTX 660 WindForce 2X Rev. 2
|
980 MHz | 1046 MHz | 1502 MHz | 10.09 inches/256 mm |
Inno3D GTX 660
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | |
Inno3D iChill GTX 660 HerculeZ 2000s
|
1059 MHz | 1124 MHz | 1502 MHz | |
KFA2 GTX 660 EX OC
|
1006 MHz | 1072 MHz | 1502 MHz | 9.055 inches/230 mm |
Leadtek WinFast GTX 660
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | |
Leadtek WinFast GTX 660 Hurricane II
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 7.65 inches/194 mm |
MSI GTX 660
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 8.66 inches/220 mm |
MSI GTX 660 Gaming
|
1006 MHz | 1072 MHz | 1502 MHz | 10.24 inches/260 mm |
MSI GTX 660 Gaming OC
|
1033 MHz | 1098 MHz | 1502 MHz | 10.24 inches/260 mm |
MSI GTX 660 Hawk
|
1084 MHz | 1150 MHz | 1502 MHz | 10.433 inches/265 mm |
MSI GTX 660 OC
|
1006 MHz | 1072 MHz | 1502 MHz | 8.66 inches/220 mm |
MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr III
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | 9.25 inches/235 mm |
MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr III OC
|
1032 MHz | 1098 MHz | 1502 MHz | 9.25 inches/235 mm |
Palit GTX 660 OC
|
1006 MHz | 1072 MHz | 1527 MHz | 6.811 inches/173 mm |
PNY XLR8 GTX 660 Performance Edition
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz | |
SPARKLE Calibre GTX 660 OC
|
1058 MHz | 1124 MHz | 1502 MHz | 2x DVI 2x HDMI |
SPARKLE GTX 660 Dual Fan OC
|
1006 MHz | 1072 MHz | 1502 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA |
ZOTAC GTX 660
|
993 MHz | 1058 MHz | 1502 MHz | 7.53 inches/191 mm |
ZOTAC GTX 660 AMP! Edition
|
1046 MHz | 1110 MHz | 1652 MHz | 7.53 inches/191 mm |
ZOTAC GTX 660 Destroyer DTC
|
1020 MHz | 1084 MHz | 1552 MHz | |
ZOTAC GTX 660 Thunderbolt
|
980 MHz | 1032 MHz | 1502 MHz |