GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
97%
97%
ATI Radeon HD 5970
117%
117%
ATI Radeon HD 5970 is approximately 20% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GK106 | Hemlock x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 960 | 1600 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 80 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 24 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1024 MB x2 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 192 bit | 256 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GK106 | Hemlock |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GK106-400-A1 | Hemlock XT(215-0735075) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Kepler | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,540 million | 2,154 million |
| DensityDifferent | 11.5M / mm² | 6.4M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 221 mm² | 334 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1425 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 6th, 2012 | Nov 18th, 2009 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 600 | Evergreen(HD 5900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 500 | Radeon R700 |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 700 | Northern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 229 USD | 699 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 77 in our database | 74 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 980 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1032 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1502 MHz6 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 725 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 144.2 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 960 | 1600 |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 24 | 32 |
| SMX CountDifferent | 5 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per SMX) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 384 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 20 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 20.64 GPixel/s | 23.20 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 82.56 GTexel/s | 58.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1.981 TFLOPS | 2.320 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 82.56 GFLOPS (1:24) | 464.0 GFLOPS (1:5) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 241 mm9.5 inches | 311 mm12.2 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 140 W | 294 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 300 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P2030 SKU 0 | 109-C00037-00 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 37 mm1.5 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 3.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.0 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti
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Radeon HD 7970 Performance118%
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GeForce GTX 770 Performance118%
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Radeon R9 285 Performance117%
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GeForce GTX 960 Performance114%
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