Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 480 vs GeForce GTX 660
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 480
1536 Mb GDDR5
Released 26 Mar 2010
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 660
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 6 Sep 2012
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 480100%
- GeForce GTX 660119%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 480100%
- GeForce GTX 660121%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 480
- Supports PhysX
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Fermi), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 660
- 21% higher gaming performance.
- 110 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 480 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 660
The GeForce GTX 660 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (3 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 480 | GeForce GTX 660 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GF100 (GF100-375-A3) | GK106 (GK106-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 529 mm² | 221 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,100 million | 2,540 million |
| Shaders | 480 | 960 |
| Compute Units | 15 | 5 |
| Core clock | 701 MHz | 980 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 24 |
| TMUs | 60 | 80 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 480 | GeForce GTX 660 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Speed | 924 MHz
3696 MHz effective | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 1536 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 480 | GeForce GTX 660 |
|---|
| TDP | 250 watts | 140 watts |
| Release Date | 26 Mar 2010 | 6 Sep 2012 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 48021.00 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 66019.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 48042.10 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 66078.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 480177.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 660144.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 4801345.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 6601882.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 4805700
- GeForce GTX 6606800
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 48024
- GeForce GTX 66031
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA
- GeForce GTX 48039
- GeForce GTX 66050
FPS (higher is better)
Medal Of Honor Warfighter
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 48036
- GeForce GTX 66039
FPS (higher is better)