NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
GTX 660 GTX 950 Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Price $ 79.0 $ 89.0 10 (13%)
Year 2012 2015 3 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 81C 73C 8 (10%)
Max Fan Noise 48.3dB 39.7dB 8.6 (18%)
Recommended Power Supply 490W 440W 50 (10%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz ($199.99) Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz ($306.99)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 33.9 FPS 30.0 FPS 3.9 (12%)
Average 1440p Performance 19.4 FPS 21.4 FPS 2 (10%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 16.7 FPS 18.5 FPS 1.8 (11%)
Average 4K Performance 11.9 FPS 13.2 FPS 1.3 (11%)
Memory 2 GB 2 GB 0 (0%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 6.8 $ 5.3 1.5 (22%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 11.8 $ 7.4 4.4 (37%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 13.7 $ 8.6 5.1 (37%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 19.2 $ 12.1 7.1 (37%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Overall Combination Score 53/100 64/100 11 (21%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from GTX 950 to GTX 660 is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

The GTX 670 might be the mid-range flagship of the latest Kepler set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most entry-level PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 660 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 229. The good news is, with the release of the GTX 660 Ti, the GTX 660 's price is getting more discount.

NVIDIA ’s xx60 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Kepler graphics card inside the GTX 660, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Spec for spec, this GTX 660 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 560, by boasting 24.2 % more fps.

The GTX 660 has 2 GB RAM compared to the GTX 560 's 1 GB video memory. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 660 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 560, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti and it really justifies an upgrade.

The GTX 670 might be the mid-range flagship of the latest Kepler set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most entry-level PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 660 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 229. The good news is, with the release of the GTX 660 Ti, the GTX 660 's price is getting more discount.

NVIDIA ’s xx60 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Kepler graphics card inside the GTX 660, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Spec for spec, this GTX 660 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 560, by boasting 24.2 % more fps.

The GTX 660 has 2 GB RAM compared to the GTX 560 's 1 GB video memory. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 660 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 560, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti and it really justifies an upgrade.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

The GTX 960 might be the entry-level flagship of the latest Maxwell 2.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most budget PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 950 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 159. NVIDIA ’s xx50 cards have always been defined by budget prices with performance that knocks on the door of entry-level graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Maxwell 2.0 graphics card inside the GTX 950, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

The GTX 950 is much more expensive than the GTX 750 as it costs a whopping $ 159. Compare this to the GTX 750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, which came originally at a price of $ 119, $ 149. Meanwhile, the AMD closest equivalent card is the RX 460 which costs $ 140. Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, RX 460, the GTX 950 was 7.9 % faster.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 61 fps to 61 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 61 fps.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
21
23.9
21
23.7
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
14
16.3
14
16.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
12
14.1
12
14.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
9
10.9
9
10.8
2023 Forspoken
11
12.6
11
12.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
8
9.8
8
9.7
2023 Dead Space
14
16.3
14
16.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
17
19.3
17
19.2
2023 Armored Core VI
17
19.3
17
19.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
7
8.7
7
8.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
15
17.4
15
17.2
2023 Remnant II
8
9.8
8
9.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
11
13.0
11
12.9
2023 Atomic Heart
11
13.0
11
12.9
2023 Starfield
5
6.5
5
6.5
2022 Elden Ring
14
16.5
16
17.8
2022 God of War
14
15.6
15
16.9
2022 Overwatch 2
26
29.1
28
31.5
2022 F1 22
17
19.6
17
19.4
2022 Dying Light 2
16
18.5
16
18.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
16
18.5
16
18.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
27
30.4
27
30.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
19
21.7
19
21.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
14
15.8
15
17.1
2021 Halo Infinite
10
12.1
11
13.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
20
22.3
21
24.1
2021 Hitman 3
22
25.0
22
24.8
2021 Far Cry 6
20
23.3
20
23.0
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
22
25.4
22
25.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
23
25.6
22
25.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
11
12.8
12
13.8
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
8.3
8
9.0
2020 Valorant
50
55.9
54
60.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
19
21.9
21
23.7
2020 Death Stranding
22
25.3
24
27.4
2020 Marvel's Avengers
14
16.5
16
17.8
2020 Godfall
22
24.7
24
26.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
11
12.8
12
13.8
2019 Apex Legends
24
27.0
24
27.0
2019 Anthem
15
17.4
15
17.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
22
25.5
22
25.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
30
34.3
33
37.2
2019 Metro Exodus
13
15.3
14
16.6
2019 World War Z
25
28.2
27
30.5
2019 Gears of War 5
20
22.3
21
24.1
2019 F1 2019
25
27.9
27
30.2
2019 GreedFall
22
25.2
24
27.2
2019 Borderlands 3
15
17.7
17
19.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
30
34.0
33
36.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
13.1
12
14.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
18
20.6
20
22.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
21
23.4
25
28.4
2018 Fallout 76
24
27.0
29
32.4
2018 Hitman 2
18
20.7
22
25.1
2018 Just Cause 4
19
22.1
21
23.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
21
23.8
23
25.8
2018 Strange Brigade
32
35.9
34
38.8
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
12
13.5
30
34.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
20
23.3
25
28.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
27
30.6
29
33.1
2017 For Honor
36
40.8
39
44.2
2017 Project CARS 2
26
28.9
28
31.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
31
35.0
34
37.9
2016 Overwatch
32
35.9
39
44.2
2016 Dishonored 2
18
21.1
20
22.8
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
22
25.1
22
24.9
2015 Total War: Attila
15
17.4
19
21.5
2015 Rocket League
107
119.0
115
128.8
2015 Need For Speed
29
33.0
32
35.7
2015 Project CARS
28
31.6
30
34.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
52
57.8
56
62.6
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
25
28.3
30
33.5
2014 Far Cry 4
28
31.2
29
32.5
2014 GRID Autosport
42
47.6
44
49.3
2014 Shadow of Mordor
18
20.8
27
30.7
2014 The Talos Principle
36
40.4
34
38.2
2013 Crysis 3
24
27.6
35
39.0
2013 Battlefield 4
30
34.0
31
35.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
73
81.6
79
88.3
2009 League of Legends
137
153.0
149
165.6

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
13
17.4
13
17.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
9
12.0
9
11.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
8
10.9
8
10.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
6
8.3
6
8.2
2023 Forspoken
6
8.3
6
8.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
5
7.0
5
6.9
2023 Dead Space
8
10.9
8
10.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
12
15.6
12
15.5
2023 Armored Core VI
12
15.6
12
15.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
4
6.1
4
6.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
9
12.0
9
11.8
2023 Remnant II
5
6.5
5
6.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
7
9.8
7
9.7
2023 Atomic Heart
7
9.3
7
9.3
2023 Starfield
4
5.9
4
5.8
2022 Elden Ring
10
13.0
11
14.1
2022 God of War
10
13.4
11
14.5
2022 Overwatch 2
20
25.0
21
27.0
2022 F1 22
9
12.0
9
11.8
2022 Dying Light 2
9
12.0
9
11.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
10
13.0
10
12.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
17
21.7
17
21.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
11
14.1
11
14.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
10
13.6
11
14.7
2021 Halo Infinite
8
10.9
9
11.8
2021 Battlefield 2042
11
14.8
12
16.0
2021 Hitman 3
14
17.8
14
17.7
2021 Far Cry 6
13
17.4
13
17.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
14
18.0
14
17.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
13
16.7
13
16.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
8
11.1
9
12.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
7.3
6
7.9
2020 Valorant
36
45.7
39
49.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
13
17.2
14
18.6
2020 Death Stranding
15
19.7
17
21.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
9
11.7
10
12.7
2020 Godfall
13
16.5
14
17.8
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
9
11.9
10
12.9
2019 Apex Legends
16
20.1
16
20.1
2019 Anthem
11
13.8
11
13.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
15
19.8
15
19.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
18
23.1
20
25.0
2019 Metro Exodus
9
11.9
10
12.9
2019 World War Z
16
20.6
17
22.3
2019 Gears of War 5
12
16.1
14
17.5
2019 F1 2019
15
19.8
17
21.4
2019 GreedFall
14
18.2
15
19.7
2019 Borderlands 3
9
12.4
10
13.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
19
24.5
21
26.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
10.7
9
11.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
16.1
14
17.5
2018 Forza Horizon 4
15
19.8
19
24.3
2018 Hitman 2
10
13.5
12
16.2
2018 Just Cause 4
13
16.3
14
17.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
13
16.7
14
18.0
2018 Strange Brigade
20
25.0
21
27.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
12
16.2
20
25.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
12
15.1
14
18.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
17
22.1
19
23.9
2017 For Honor
19
23.8
20
25.8
2017 Project CARS 2
16
20.4
17
22.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
25
31.6
27
34.2
2016 Overwatch
20
25.2
24
30.6
2016 Dishonored 2
14
18.0
15
19.5
2015 Rocket League
40
51.0
44
55.2
2015 Need For Speed
20
25.5
22
27.6
2015 Project CARS
19
24.1
20
26.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
29
37.4
32
40.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
54
68.0
58
73.6
2009 League of Legends
68
85.0
73
92.0

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
13
17.2
13
17.2
2019 Anthem
8
11.4
8
11.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
12
16.2
12
16.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
14
18.5
15
20.0
2019 Metro Exodus
7
10.4
8
11.2
2019 World War Z
13
17.3
14
18.8
2019 Gears of War 5
10
14.1
11
15.2
2019 F1 2019
13
17.3
14
18.7
2019 GreedFall
10
13.7
11
14.9
2019 Borderlands 3
7
10.1
8
10.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
15
20.9
17
22.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
7
9.4
7
10.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
10
14.1
11
15.2
2018 Forza Horizon 4
13
17.3
16
21.7
2018 Hitman 2
8
11.6
10
13.9
2018 Just Cause 4
10
13.3
10
14.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
10
13.2
10
14.2
2018 Strange Brigade
15
20.7
16
22.3
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
10
13.5
16
21.7
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
9
12.5
11
15.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
15
20.0
16
21.7
2017 For Honor
14
19.1
15
20.7
2017 Project CARS 2
15
20.0
16
21.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
23
31.1
25
33.7
2016 Overwatch
15
20.2
18
24.8
2016 Dishonored 2
13
17.3
14
18.7
2015 Rocket League
30
40.0
32
43.3
2015 Need For Speed
17
22.7
18
24.6
2015 Project CARS
16
22.0
18
23.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
22
29.3
24
31.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
52
69.1
56
74.8
2009 League of Legends
48
63.7
52
68.9

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
9
13.0
9
12.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
5
7.6
5
7.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
5
7.6
5
7.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
3
4.3
3
4.3
2023 Forspoken
2
3.9
2
3.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
2
3.5
2
3.4
2023 Dead Space
3
4.3
3
4.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
6
8.7
6
8.6
2023 Armored Core VI
6
8.7
6
8.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
1
2.8
1
2.8
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
4
6.5
4
6.5
2023 Remnant II
2
3.3
2
3.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
3
4.8
3
4.7
2023 Atomic Heart
4
5.9
4
5.8
2023 Starfield
2
3.9
2
3.9
2022 Elden Ring
5
7.4
5
8.0
2022 God of War
7
10.4
7
11.3
2022 Overwatch 2
13
18.9
14
20.4
2022 F1 22
6
8.7
6
8.6
2022 Dying Light 2
6
8.7
6
8.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
6
9.8
6
9.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
10
15.2
10
15.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
6
8.7
6
8.6
2021 Forza Horizon 5
7
10.5
7
11.4
2021 Halo Infinite
5
7.5
5
8.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
6
9.5
7
10.3
2021 Hitman 3
7
10.9
7
10.8
2021 Far Cry 6
6
9.3
6
9.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
6
9.8
6
9.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
7
10.9
7
10.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
5
7.5
5
8.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
5.8
4
6.3
2020 Valorant
27
39.8
30
43.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
6
9.2
6
9.9
2020 Death Stranding
8
11.9
9
12.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
4
6.2
4
6.7
2020 Godfall
5
7.9
5
8.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
5
7.8
5
8.5
2019 Apex Legends
8
12.0
8
12.0
2019 Anthem
5
7.5
5
7.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
7
10.5
7
10.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
7
11.4
8
12.3
2019 Metro Exodus
5
7.5
5
8.1
2019 World War Z
8
11.8
8
12.8
2019 Gears of War 5
7
10.2
7
11.0
2019 F1 2019
8
12.6
9
13.6
2019 GreedFall
5
7.5
5
8.1
2019 Borderlands 3
4
6.5
4
7.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
10
14.6
11
15.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
4
6.8
5
7.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
7
10.2
7
11.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
8
12.6
11
16.2
2018 Hitman 2
5
8.1
6
9.7
2018 Just Cause 4
5
8.5
6
9.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
5
8.0
6
8.6
2018 Strange Brigade
9
13.6
10
14.7
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
6
9.0
10
14.6
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
5
8.2
7
10.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
10
15.3
11
16.6
2017 For Honor
8
11.9
9
12.9
2017 Project CARS 2
11
17.0
12
18.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
18
26.5
20
28.7
2016 Overwatch
8
12.6
11
15.8
2016 Dishonored 2
10
14.3
10
15.5
2015 Rocket League
16
23.8
18
25.8
2015 Need For Speed
11
17.0
12
18.4
2015 Project CARS
11
17.0
12
18.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
12
17.3
13
18.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
42
61.2
46
66.2
2009 League of Legends
23
34.0
25
36.8
GTX 660 vs GTX 950 with i7-2700K vs i7-4790K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 660 vs GTX 950 with i7-2700K vs i7-4790K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 660 vs GTX 950 with i7-2700K vs i7-4790K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / i7-2700K

With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 660 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between GTX 660 and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 660 and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 660 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 / i7-4790K

With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 950 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. The GTX 950 's power requirements are reasonable and it is very efficient compared to the competition. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 950 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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GTX 660 vs GTX 950 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 660 GTX 950
Length9.5 inches 241 mm7.94 inches 202 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP140 W90 W

Clock Speeds

GTX 660 GTX 950
Boost Clock1032 MHz1188 MHz
GPU Clock980 MHz1024 MHz
Memory Clock1502 MHz 6008 MHz effective1653 MHz 6612 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 660 GTX 950
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 600GeForce 900
Launch Price229 USD159 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeActive
Release DateSep 6th, 2012Aug 20th, 2015

Graphics Features

GTX 660 GTX 950
CUDA35.2
DirectX12.0 (11_0)12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL1.21.2
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model5.16.1
Vulkan1.1.821.1.82

Graphics Processor

GTX 660 GTX 950
ArchitectureKeplerMaxwell 2.0
Die Size221 mm²228 mm²
GPU NameGK106GM206
GPU VariantGK106-400-A1GM206-250-A1
Process Size28 nm28 nm
Transistors2,540 million2,940 million

Memory

GTX 660 GTX 950
Bandwidth144.2 GB/s105.8 GB/s
Memory Bus192 bit128 bit
Memory Size2048 MB2048 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 660 GTX 950
ROPs2432
Shading Units960768
TMUs8048

Theoretical Performance

GTX 660 GTX 950
FP32 (float) performance1,981 GFLOPS1,825 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance82.56 GFLOPS (1:24)57.02 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate20.64 GPixel/s38.02 GPixel/s
Texture Rate82.56 GTexel/s57.02 GTexel/s
What to Consider Before Buying a Graphics Card

What to Consider Before Buying a Graphics Card

If you have been planning to upgrade your system by purchasing a new graphics card. Then there are some important factors to consider.
Resolution VS Quality: Impact on Game Performance

Resolution VS Quality: Impact on Game Performance

What affects game performance? Clarity or Details?

Ultra VS High Quality Settings in PC Games

Ultra VS High Quality Settings in PC Games

Every player has a different notion about the ideal setting for PC games. But in most cases, opting for a High quality graphics configuration is the way to go.

What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

Are you getting sudden frame drops? you might have a bottleneck.
What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

For some games, you can still enjoy great garphics at lower frame rates.
GPU Hierarchy
GPU Hierarchy
GPU Compare
GPU Compare
CPU Hierarchy
CPU Compare
Laptop Hierarchy
Gaming Laptops
Monitor Hierarchy
Gaming Monitors
Headset Hierarchy
Gaming Headsets

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