The good news is, with the release of the GTX 780 Ti, the GTX 780 's price is getting more discount. The GTX 780 is much more expensive than the GTX 680 as it costs a whopping $ 649. Compare this to the GTX 680, which came originally at a price of $ 499. Meanwhile, the AMD closest equivalent card is the HD 7970 GHz Edition which costs $ 499.
Spec for spec, this GTX 780 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 680, by boasting 8.2 % more fps. The GTX 780 has 3 GB RAM compared to the GTX 680 's 2 GB video memory.
Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 780 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 680 and it really justifies an upgrade. Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, HD 7970 GHz Edition, the GTX 780 was -5.9 % slower.
For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Strange Brigade, Valorant at 62 fps to 97 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 80 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 79 fps to 79 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 79 fps.
For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 69 fps to 69 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 69 fps.
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.
| Year | Game | Frames Per Second |
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| 2019 | Apex Legends |
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| 2019 | Anthem |
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| 2019 | Far Cry New Dawn |
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| 2019 | Resident Evil 2 |
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| 2019 | Metro Exodus |
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| 2019 | World War Z |
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| 2019 | Gears of War 5 |
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| 2019 | F1 2019 |
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| 2019 | GreedFall |
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| 2019 | Borderlands 3 |
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| 2019 | Call of Duty Modern Warfare |
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| 2019 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
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| 2019 | Need For Speed: Heat |
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| 2018 | Forza Horizon 4 |
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| 2018 | Hitman 2 |
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| 2018 | Just Cause 4 |
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| 2018 | Monster Hunter: World |
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| 2018 | Strange Brigade |
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| 2017 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds |
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| 2017 | Fortnite Battle Royale |
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| 2017 | Need For Speed: Payback |
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| 2017 | For Honor |
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| 2017 | Project CARS 2 |
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| 2017 | Forza Motorsport 7 |
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| 2016 | Overwatch |
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| 2016 | Dishonored 2 |
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| 2015 | Rocket League |
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| 2015 | Need For Speed |
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| 2015 | Project CARS |
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| 2015 | Rainbow Six Siege |
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| 2012 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
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| 2009 | League of Legends |
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| GTX 780 | GTX 660 | |
|---|---|---|
| Board Number | P2083 SKU 25 | P2030 |
| Length | 10.5 inches 267 mm | 9.5 inches 241 mm |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDP | 250 W | 140 W |
| GTX 780 | GTX 660 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 902 MHz | 1032 MHz |
| GPU Clock | 863 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1502 MHz 6008 MHz effective | 1502 MHz 6008 MHz effective |
| GTX 780 | GTX 660 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Generation | GeForce 700 | GeForce 600 |
| Launch Price | 649 USD | 229 USD |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Release Date | Sep 10th, 2013 | Sep 6th, 2012 |
| GTX 780 | GTX 660 | |
|---|---|---|
| CUDA | 3.5 | 3 |
| DirectX | 12.0 (11_1) | 12.0 (11_0) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.82 | 1.1.82 |
| GTX 780 | GTX 660 | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Kepler | Kepler |
| Die Size | 561 mm² | 221 mm² |
| GPU Name | GK110B | GK106 |
| GPU Variant | GK110-301-B1 | GK106-400-A1 |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 7,080 million | 2,540 million |
| GTX 780 | GTX 660 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 144.2 GB/s |
| Memory Bus | 384 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Size | 3072 MB | 2048 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| GTX 780 | GTX 660 | |
|---|---|---|
| ROPs | 48 | 24 |
| SMX Count | 12 | 5 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 960 |
| TMUs | 192 | 80 |
| GTX 780 | GTX 660 | |
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| FP32 (float) performance | 4,156 GFLOPS | 1,981 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 173.2 GFLOPS (1:24) | 82.56 GFLOPS (1:24) |
| Pixel Rate | 43.30 GPixel/s | 20.64 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 173.2 GTexel/s | 82.56 GTexel/s |
What to Consider Before Buying a Graphics Card
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What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?
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What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?
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