Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 660 Ti vs GeForce GTX 950
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 16 Aug 2012
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 950
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 20 Aug 2015
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti103%
- GeForce GTX 950100%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti100%
- GeForce GTX 950114%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 660 Ti
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 950
- 14% higher gaming performance.
- 60 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 660 Ti .
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 950
The GeForce GTX 950 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (4 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 660 Ti | GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK104 (GK104-300-KD-A2) | GM206 (GM206-250-A1) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 294 mm² | 228 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,540 million | 2,940 million |
| Shaders | 1344 | 768 |
| Compute Units | 7 | 6 |
| Core clock | 915 MHz | 1024 MHz |
| ROPs | 24 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 48 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 660 Ti | GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective | 1653 MHz
6612 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 660 Ti | GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|
| TDP | 150 watts | 90 watts |
| Release Date | 16 Aug 2012 | 20 Aug 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti25.60 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 95032.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti102.00 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 95049.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti144.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 950105.80 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti2460.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 9501572.90 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti8790
- GeForce GTX 9508490
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti26
- GeForce GTX 95032
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti19
- GeForce GTX 95022
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti36
- GeForce GTX 95041
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti29
- GeForce GTX 95031
FPS (higher is better)