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March 10, 2014 9:31:48 AM

I am planning to buy a new graphics card and i cant decide which one should i buy so i am asking the comunity for an opinion. In the title, I listed three cards i have my eye on.
If you have other suggestions in that price range, feel free to let me know.
Just bear in mind that it MUST be a NVIDIA card and i'm running at 1680x1050 resolution (maybe 1920x1080 in future if i buy a new monitor) and im using it mainly for VIDEO GAMES.

Specs:
CPU: Intel i5-4440
PSU: LC Power 500W

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March 10, 2014 9:34:56 AM

What are your other computer specs? CPU/PSU?
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March 10, 2014 9:35:58 AM

All three are roughly equal but the 580 is getting a little older doesn't support some of the newer features. The 660 is slightly faster and supports SLI but uses more power than the 750Ti. All will preform excellently at 1680x1050
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March 10, 2014 9:37:53 AM

CPU: i5-4440
PSU: LC Power 500W
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March 10, 2014 9:38:22 AM

I would go for the 660. much faster than the 750 Ti. The 580 is a bit faster but louder, hotter and more power hungry.
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March 10, 2014 9:44:40 AM

1. GeForce GTX 660
2. GeForce GTX 580
3. GeForce GTX 750 Ti
My vote goes to GeForce GTX 660.
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March 10, 2014 10:00:54 AM

RobCrezz said:
Hypnotic said:
Are you sure about that 750 Ti? What about this article?
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-unveiled-...


Thats a 5 month old article and not legit, the 750 ti has different specs to what is in that article.. Look at one that actually compares since release, like this one :)  :


Yeah, you are right. Is there any significant difference between Gigabyte, MSI, Gainward, Asus etc of the same card?
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March 10, 2014 10:00:56 AM

The gtx 660 just seems too expensive near $200 for me. That's getting close to 760 territory.
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March 10, 2014 10:06:24 AM

Hypnotic said:
RobCrezz said:
Hypnotic said:
Are you sure about that 750 Ti? What about this article?
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-unveiled-...


Thats a 5 month old article and not legit, the 750 ti has different specs to what is in that article.. Look at one that actually compares since release, like this one :)  :


Yeah, you are right. Is there any significant difference between Gigabyte, MSI, Gainward, Asus etc of the same card?


Just different coolers. I like the Asus coolers personally in terms of noise/performance ratio, but Gigabyte and MSI are great too. Never owned a Gainward card I dont think.
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March 11, 2014 8:36:33 AM

And what about GTX 650 Ti Boost? How good is that card compared to the ones i've listen in the title?
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March 11, 2014 8:38:36 AM

The 660 is weak for the price. It is hindered by it's 192bit bus. And this is coming from a person who owns one!
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March 11, 2014 8:40:20 AM

Hypnotic said:
And what about GTX 650 Ti Boost? How good is that card compared to the ones i've listen in the title?


The Ti boost is weaker than the 580 and 660 but more powerful than the 750ti.
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March 11, 2014 10:16:18 AM

tcb1005 said:
The 660 is weak for the price. It is hindered by it's 192bit bus. And this is coming from a person who owns one!


and which card would you buy for that money?
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March 11, 2014 10:18:58 AM

Hypnotic said:
tcb1005 said:
The 660 is weak for the price. It is hindered by it's 192bit bus. And this is coming from a person who owns one!


and which card would you buy for that money?


Personally, I wish I would have purchased a Radeon 7870. But those have their price so inflated now, and since you want NVIDIA, I would suggest that you buy the 580.
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March 11, 2014 10:24:42 AM

You may want to consider a GTX560ti from ebay ($60 to 85 USD), I have no complaints with mine (non ti) running most of the new titles high or above with no plans on upgrading soon.
580's are hot noisy and power hungry,
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March 11, 2014 10:27:20 AM

tcb1005 said:
Hypnotic said:
tcb1005 said:
The 660 is weak for the price. It is hindered by it's 192bit bus. And this is coming from a person who owns one!


and which card would you buy for that money?


Personally, I wish I would have purchased a Radeon 7870. But those have their price so inflated now, and since you want NVIDIA, I would suggest that you buy the 580.


But i dont really like buying that much old cards such as 580. How exactly do you feel that it's hindered by 192bit bus width?
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March 11, 2014 10:30:06 AM

Hypnotic said:
tcb1005 said:
Hypnotic said:
tcb1005 said:
The 660 is weak for the price. It is hindered by it's 192bit bus. And this is coming from a person who owns one!


and which card would you buy for that money?


Personally, I wish I would have purchased a Radeon 7870. But those have their price so inflated now, and since you want NVIDIA, I would suggest that you buy the 580.


But i dont really like buying that much old cards such as 580. How exactly do you feel that it's hindered by 192bit bus width?


The GPU can't access the memory as fast as it would as say if it had a 256 bit bus. Also, I wish it had more CUDA cores. That being said, I can max almost all new games at 1920x1080. I ran the Batman Archam origins benchmark and averaged 49fps, which is perfectly playable to me.
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March 11, 2014 10:37:03 AM

tcb1005 said:

The GPU can't access the memory as fast as it would as say if it had a 256 bit bus. Also, I wish it had more CUDA cores. That being said, I can max almost all new games at 1920x1080. I ran the Batman Archam origins benchmark and averaged 49fps, which is perfectly playable to me.


And why are you complaining if you have 49fps average at 1080p? :) 
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March 11, 2014 10:41:06 AM

Hypnotic said:
tcb1005 said:

The GPU can't access the memory as fast as it would as say if it had a 256 bit bus. Also, I wish it had more CUDA cores. That being said, I can max almost all new games at 1920x1080. I ran the Batman Archam origins benchmark and averaged 49fps, which is perfectly playable to me.


And why are you complaining if you have 49fps average at 1080p? :) 


Because new games like Battlefield 4 are beginning to show choppy framerates on my GPU.
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March 11, 2014 10:53:58 AM

tcb1005 said:
Hypnotic said:
tcb1005 said:

The GPU can't access the memory as fast as it would as say if it had a 256 bit bus. Also, I wish it had more CUDA cores. That being said, I can max almost all new games at 1920x1080. I ran the Batman Archam origins benchmark and averaged 49fps, which is perfectly playable to me.


And why are you complaining if you have 49fps average at 1080p? :) 


Because new games like Battlefield 4 are beginning to show choppy framerates on my GPU.


I think you would get only 3-4 fps more on gtx 580 but ok. Any more suggestions in that price range?
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March 11, 2014 11:08:38 AM

There really are no other cards in your price range from NVIDIA. I think a GTX660 will be fine for you since you aren't using 1080p. But once you upgrade to a newer monitor, you may want to upgrade the GPU.
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March 11, 2014 11:24:11 AM

Thanks everyone for the answers, i will probably go for gtx 660 if something new doesn't come up. At the moment, i have RADEON 7770.
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March 11, 2014 11:29:34 AM

The 750 ti cards with a power plug perform better than normal 750 ti cards also. That puts them on par with the 660, and very close to the 660 ti. It's also newer, which is good, and about the same price. ASUS makes one with a power plug, and EVGA's "FTW" version also has a plug.

LInus Tech Tips did an episode on it. Take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcrFzOpTHkw
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March 11, 2014 11:54:36 AM

Where did you find that it puts it on par with 660? As i see, it only gets a small fps gain
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March 11, 2014 12:08:34 PM

I based it on a similar discussion that arose in another thread.

The 660 and 750 ti are pretty similar in computer performance. As for games, and as you point out above, we can see that BF4 performance at 1080 is within 5 fps. Here are the numbers I based my statements on for the computer performance being similar.

Direct comparison: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-750-Ti-vs-GeForce-G...

Here are the three numbers I relied on in saying that the 750 ti seems at least as good or better than the 660 considering overall performance and power.

(1) Linus's bench video for the 750 ti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcrFzOpTHkw

(2) Bench comparing 660 ti vs 750 ti: http://benchmarkreviews.com/12744/nvidia-geforce-gtx-75...

(3) Bench comparing 660 ti vs 660: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-660-Ti-vs-GeForce-G...

Bench (2) above shows that the 660 ti and 750 ti are close, but the 660 ti is about 10% faster. The third bench shows that the 660 is about 15% slower than the 660 ti. So, putting benhces (2) and (3) together, you'd have to figure that the 750 ti is right on par with the 660 in game performance, and it might even be a little better. At least it's newer and more power efficient, and bench (1) above shows that the FTW version with a power plug is about 10% than a regular 750 ti. So getting a FTW 750 ti seems better than a 660 to me. Review the data, and I'll think you'll come to the same conclusion.
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March 11, 2014 3:28:43 PM

Eggz said:
I based it on a similar discussion that arose in another thread.

The 660 and 750 ti are pretty similar in computer performance. As for games, and as you point out above, we can see that BF4 performance at 1080 is within 5 fps. Here are the numbers I based my statements on for the computer performance being similar.

Direct comparison: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-750-Ti-vs-GeForce-G...

Here are the three numbers I relied on in saying that the 750 ti seems at least as good or better than the 660 considering overall performance and power.

(1) Linus's bench video for the 750 ti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcrFzOpTHkw

(2) Bench comparing 660 ti vs 750 ti: http://benchmarkreviews.com/12744/nvidia-geforce-gtx-75...

(3) Bench comparing 660 ti vs 660: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-660-Ti-vs-GeForce-G...

Bench (2) above shows that the 660 ti and 750 ti are close, but the 660 ti is about 10% faster. The third bench shows that the 660 is about 15% slower than the 660 ti. So, putting benhces (2) and (3) together, you'd have to figure that the 750 ti is right on par with the 660 in game performance, and it might even be a little better. At least it's newer and more power efficient, and bench (1) above shows that the FTW version with a power plug is about 10% than a regular 750 ti. So getting a FTW 750 ti seems better than a 660 to me. Review the data, and I'll think you'll come to the same conclusion.


The 750ti only has 640 shaders, compared to the 660's 960. Not to mention, the 660 has more than 65% higher memory bandwidth,Twice as many texture mapping units, and a 50% wider memory bus. There is no reason to get a 750ti over a 660 unless you want to really conserver power.
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March 11, 2014 3:37:25 PM

i'd like to know your price range for a card.
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March 11, 2014 3:45:33 PM

usbgtx550 said:
The gtx 660 just seems too expensive near $200 for me. That's getting close to 760 territory.


tcb1005 said:
Eggz said:
I based it on a similar discussion that arose in another thread.

The 660 and 750 ti are pretty similar in computer performance. As for games, and as you point out above, we can see that BF4 performance at 1080 is within 5 fps. Here are the numbers I based my statements on for the computer performance being similar.

Direct comparison: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-750-Ti-vs-GeForce-G...

Here are the three numbers I relied on in saying that the 750 ti seems at least as good or better than the 660 considering overall performance and power.

(1) Linus's bench video for the 750 ti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcrFzOpTHkw

(2) Bench comparing 660 ti vs 750 ti: http://benchmarkreviews.com/12744/nvidia-geforce-gtx-75...

(3) Bench comparing 660 ti vs 660: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-660-Ti-vs-GeForce-G...

Bench (2) above shows that the 660 ti and 750 ti are close, but the 660 ti is about 10% faster. The third bench shows that the 660 is about 15% slower than the 660 ti. So, putting benhces (2) and (3) together, you'd have to figure that the 750 ti is right on par with the 660 in game performance, and it might even be a little better. At least it's newer and more power efficient, and bench (1) above shows that the FTW version with a power plug is about 10% than a regular 750 ti. So getting a FTW 750 ti seems better than a 660 to me. Review the data, and I'll think you'll come to the same conclusion.


The 750ti only has 640 shaders, compared to the 660's 960. Not to mention, the 660 has more than 65% higher memory bandwidth,Twice as many texture mapping units, and a 50% wider memory bus. There is no reason to get a 750ti over a 660 unless you want to really conserver power.


You understand that just like in CPU's the architecture of the chip matters more than the amount of shaders etc?
For example (only one I could think of off the top of my head.)
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-280-vs-GeForce-GTS-...

The 280 has a significantly wider memory bus and many more shaders and should beat the 450 based on that but in real life you will notice that the two cards preform very similarly due to the better architecture of the 450.
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March 11, 2014 4:10:54 PM

Spectre694 said:
usbgtx550 said:
The gtx 660 just seems too expensive near $200 for me. That's getting close to 760 territory.


tcb1005 said:
Eggz said:
I based it on a similar discussion that arose in another thread.

The 660 and 750 ti are pretty similar in computer performance. As for games, and as you point out above, we can see that BF4 performance at 1080 is within 5 fps. Here are the numbers I based my statements on for the computer performance being similar.

Direct comparison: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-750-Ti-vs-GeForce-G...

Here are the three numbers I relied on in saying that the 750 ti seems at least as good or better than the 660 considering overall performance and power.

(1) Linus's bench video for the 750 ti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcrFzOpTHkw

(2) Bench comparing 660 ti vs 750 ti: http://benchmarkreviews.com/12744/nvidia-geforce-gtx-75...

(3) Bench comparing 660 ti vs 660: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-660-Ti-vs-GeForce-G...

Bench (2) above shows that the 660 ti and 750 ti are close, but the 660 ti is about 10% faster. The third bench shows that the 660 is about 15% slower than the 660 ti. So, putting benhces (2) and (3) together, you'd have to figure that the 750 ti is right on par with the 660 in game performance, and it might even be a little better. At least it's newer and more power efficient, and bench (1) above shows that the FTW version with a power plug is about 10% than a regular 750 ti. So getting a FTW 750 ti seems better than a 660 to me. Review the data, and I'll think you'll come to the same conclusion.


The 750ti only has 640 shaders, compared to the 660's 960. Not to mention, the 660 has more than 65% higher memory bandwidth,Twice as many texture mapping units, and a 50% wider memory bus. There is no reason to get a 750ti over a 660 unless you want to really conserver power.


You understand that just like in CPU's the architecture of the chip matters more than the amount of shaders etc?
For example (only one I could think of off the top of my head.)
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-280-vs-GeForce-GTS-...

The 280 has a significantly wider memory bus and many more shaders and should beat the 450 based on that but in real life you will notice that the two cards preform very similarly due to the better architecture of the 450.


NVIDIA themselves have said that while there will be a performance increase, Maxwell is designed primarily for reducing power usage.
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March 11, 2014 4:20:53 PM

tcb1005 said:
Spectre694 said:
usbgtx550 said:
The gtx 660 just seems too expensive near $200 for me. That's getting close to 760 territory.


tcb1005 said:
Eggz said:
I based it on a similar discussion that arose in another thread.

The 660 and 750 ti are pretty similar in computer performance. As for games, and as you point out above, we can see that BF4 performance at 1080 is within 5 fps. Here are the numbers I based my statements on for the computer performance being similar.

Direct comparison: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-750-Ti-vs-GeForce-G...

Here are the three numbers I relied on in saying that the 750 ti seems at least as good or better than the 660 considering overall performance and power.

(1) Linus's bench video for the 750 ti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcrFzOpTHkw

(2) Bench comparing 660 ti vs 750 ti: http://benchmarkreviews.com/12744/nvidia-geforce-gtx-75...

(3) Bench comparing 660 ti vs 660: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-660-Ti-vs-GeForce-G...

Bench (2) above shows that the 660 ti and 750 ti are close, but the 660 ti is about 10% faster. The third bench shows that the 660 is about 15% slower than the 660 ti. So, putting benhces (2) and (3) together, you'd have to figure that the 750 ti is right on par with the 660 in game performance, and it might even be a little better. At least it's newer and more power efficient, and bench (1) above shows that the FTW version with a power plug is about 10% than a regular 750 ti. So getting a FTW 750 ti seems better than a 660 to me. Review the data, and I'll think you'll come to the same conclusion.


The 750ti only has 640 shaders, compared to the 660's 960. Not to mention, the 660 has more than 65% higher memory bandwidth,Twice as many texture mapping units, and a 50% wider memory bus. There is no reason to get a 750ti over a 660 unless you want to really conserver power.


You understand that just like in CPU's the architecture of the chip matters more than the amount of shaders etc?
For example (only one I could think of off the top of my head.)
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-280-vs-GeForce-GTS-...

The 280 has a significantly wider memory bus and many more shaders and should beat the 450 based on that but in real life you will notice that the two cards preform very similarly due to the better architecture of the 450.


NVIDIA themselves have said that while there will be a performance increase, Maxwell is designed primarily for reducing power usage.


True but there is an increase and with some partners the power has been upped to further increase the performance at the cost of some efficiency. If you go back to eggz's post and read it you will see his logic is pretty sound. The specific 750TI(EVGA FTW) with its added power should be slightly(approx 10%) faster than the 660 regardless of the primary focus of reducing power consumption.
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March 11, 2014 6:57:52 PM

tcb1005 said:

The 750ti only has 640 shaders, compared to the 660's 960. Not to mention, the 660 has more than 65% higher memory bandwidth,Twice as many texture mapping units, and a 50% wider memory bus. There is no reason to get a 750ti over a 660 unless you want to really conserver power.

That's all true. It's also why the becharks are impressive. The main difference is that the 750s have an entirely different processor. So less cores and shaders can achieve better results per core and shader than previous generations. That's the point of efficiency. It's also an example of why video card specs aren't supposed to be compared on paper between generations. The bench marks are what matters. When it comes down to performance, the 750 ti with a power plug falls between the 660 and 660 ti - regardless of what the spec papers say.
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March 12, 2014 2:48:09 AM

tcb1005 said:
Hypnotic said:
tcb1005 said:
Hypnotic said:
tcb1005 said:
The 660 is weak for the price. It is hindered by it's 192bit bus. And this is coming from a person who owns one!


and which card would you buy for that money?


Personally, I wish I would have purchased a Radeon 7870. But those have their price so inflated now, and since you want NVIDIA, I would suggest that you buy the 580.


But i dont really like buying that much old cards such as 580. How exactly do you feel that it's hindered by 192bit bus width?


The GPU can't access the memory as fast as it would as say if it had a 256 bit bus. Also, I wish it had more CUDA cores. That being said, I can max almost all new games at 1920x1080. I ran the Batman Archam origins benchmark and averaged 49fps, which is perfectly playable to me.


You should use Kepler golden bios for a boost and also overclock your vram. I have the 660 OEM which is a different chip (gk104) but has the same 192bit bus, I managed to overclock my vram from 5.8Ghz to 7.2Ghz, makes a huge difference in performance because of the 192bit bottlneck.
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March 12, 2014 2:29:12 PM

But all of you wrote that 750 ti falls between 660 and 660 ti and i havent seen a single benchmark proving that. Every benchmark i've seen shows that 750ti with power plug has lower fps in games than 660.
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March 12, 2014 2:30:44 PM

Trezero said:
i'd like to know your price range for a card.


Well, i cant quite tell you the exact price range cuz of the currency/market differences but i can afford myself a card with price around the price of gtx 660
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