Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 And 660 Review: Kepler At $110 And $230
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Page 1:GeForce GTX 650: Filling In The Gaps
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Page 2:GeForce GTX 660: Introducing GK106
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Page 3:Gigabyte's GeForce GTX 660 (GV-N660OC-2GD)
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Page 4:Zotac's GeForce GTX 660 (ZT-60901-10M)
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Page 5:Test Setup And Benchmarks
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Page 6:Benchmark Results: Batman: Arkham City
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Page 7:Benchmark Results: Battlefield 3
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Page 8:Benchmark Results: Crysis 2
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Page 9:Benchmark Results: DiRT Showdown
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Page 10:Benchmark Results: Max Payne 3
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Page 11:Benchmark Results: Metro 2033
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Page 12:Benchmark Results: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Page 13:Benchmark Results: World Of Warcraft: Mists Of Pandaria
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Page 14:SLI And CrossFire, Compared
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Page 15:Overclocking GeForce GTX 660
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Page 16:GeForce GTX 660: OEM And Retail Cards With Different GPUs?
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Page 17:Memory Bandwidth: Testing The Limits
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Page 18:Memory Bandwidth: Analysis And Summary
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Page 19:OpenCL: GPGPU Benchmarks
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Page 20:OpenCL: GPGPU Benchmarks (Basemark CL)
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Page 21:OpenCL: Image Processing (Basemark CL)
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Page 22:OpenCL: Video Processing (Basemark CL)
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Page 23:Temperature And Noise
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Page 24:GeForce GTX 650 And 660: Nvidia Fights Back
Gigabyte's GeForce GTX 660 (GV-N660OC-2GD)
Gigabyte's GV-N660OC-2GD is almost exactly the same size as Nvidia's reference design. However, a large cooler makes a dramatic impact on the card's appearance. Its $230 MSRP matches up with Nvidia's suggested price for the reference GeForce GTX 660.
Flipping the card over reveals a short PCB that looks similar to the reference design, though it's clearly just a little longer.
The 1033 core and 1098 MHz average GPU Boost clock rates are 53 and 65 MHz higher than Nvidia's official spec, respectively. Like the reference card, 2 GB of GDDR5 RAM operate at 1502 MHz.
Gigabyte's implementation boasts the same pair of dual-link DVI connectors, one HDMI port, and a DisplayPort output. Likewise, it accommodates four independent monitors, three operating in Surround mode.
Though the GV-N660OC-2GD measures 9.25" x 4.5", its PCB is actually 7.25"-long. Nevertheless, the overclocked card's power requirements aren't any different, so one six-pin auxiliary connector is still sufficient.
Gigabyte's Windforce 2X cooler utilizes four 6 mm copper heat pipes and two large 10 mm fans, facilitating effective thermal performance without making much noise.
- GeForce GTX 650: Filling In The Gaps
- GeForce GTX 660: Introducing GK106
- Gigabyte's GeForce GTX 660 (GV-N660OC-2GD)
- Zotac's GeForce GTX 660 (ZT-60901-10M)
- Test Setup And Benchmarks
- Benchmark Results: Batman: Arkham City
- Benchmark Results: Battlefield 3
- Benchmark Results: Crysis 2
- Benchmark Results: DiRT Showdown
- Benchmark Results: Max Payne 3
- Benchmark Results: Metro 2033
- Benchmark Results: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Benchmark Results: World Of Warcraft: Mists Of Pandaria
- SLI And CrossFire, Compared
- Overclocking GeForce GTX 660
- GeForce GTX 660: OEM And Retail Cards With Different GPUs?
- Memory Bandwidth: Testing The Limits
- Memory Bandwidth: Analysis And Summary
- OpenCL: GPGPU Benchmarks
- OpenCL: GPGPU Benchmarks (Basemark CL)
- OpenCL: Image Processing (Basemark CL)
- OpenCL: Video Processing (Basemark CL)
- Temperature And Noise
- GeForce GTX 650 And 660: Nvidia Fights Back
1. Read the article.
2. Understand what the article is talking about.
3. If you find an urge to comment about "______ sucks" or "_______ wins again", especially when the article says the opposite of what you want to post, chances are your comment will look dumb as hell when it's posted and earn you 20 downvotes. Therefore, don't post that goddamn poor excuse of a "comment".
I've got nothing else to say on the GTX650 but to just point out that it's a weak card.
On the other hand, the GTX660 is probably the only Kepler (besides the 670) that impresses me. I don't know about everyone else though. To point out one thing, most Radeon 7870s can be found at $240 or lower without MIR. The GTX660 is priced well for a release MSRP and makes the 660ti offers less value, kind of like the 670 vs 680. For 8xMSAA, the performance does cripple but I think at this price point, most people are going to stay with 4xAA or possibly lower.
Wait for sales on whichever one is needed and then grab one -
AMD 7770 can be had for just over $100.
AMD 7870 can be had for about $220.
1. Read the article.
2. Understand what the article is talking about.
3. If you find an urge to comment about "______ sucks" or "_______ wins again", especially when the article says the opposite of what you want to post, chances are your comment will look dumb as hell when it's posted and earn you 20 downvotes. Therefore, don't post that goddamn poor excuse of a "comment".
Is it because 650 performance is too poor to show off on benchmark? It doesnt take a genius to figure out the huge diff between 6870 vs 650. 7770= 6850 speed. So I guess even the 7750/460SE are putting shame on 650 on those high quality detail? too shy to show off 460SE/9800GT up against 650?
I dare u put on a detailed benchmark with 650 up against 7770/7750/GTS450/550ti/460/9800GT/9800GTX on all condition. Not a selective benchmark.
Thanks for the attempted compliment, but call me Mike. I'm glad you've been paying attention.
It was more of a joke than anything else to simply write "AMD wins again!" and it was actually pretty funny! I try to balance things out so that no one company is viewed too favorably.
For example, I recently bought an Nvidia GTX 460 1 GB 256 bit card for $70, new, with a 3 month warranty for a friend to upgrade his gaming computer. Unusual? Yes. Great deal? You better believe it! Of course, if an equivalent AMD card was available at a cheaper price, that's the one I would've bought.
Now, relax and try to control yourself. Refrain from the use of profanity in future posts. Thanks.
I've got nothing else to say on the GTX650 but to just point out that it's a weak card.
On the other hand, the GTX660 is probably the only Kepler (besides the 670) that impresses me. I don't know about everyone else though. To point out one thing, most Radeon 7870s can be found at $240 or lower without MIR. The GTX660 is priced well for a release MSRP and makes the 660ti offers less value, kind of like the 670 vs 680. For 8xMSAA, the performance does cripple but I think at this price point, most people are going to stay with 4xAA or possibly lower.
Exactly - Savvy TH readers will wait for sales on whichever one is needed and then grab one!
AMD 7770 can be had for just over $100 on sale.
AMD 7870 can be had for about $220 on sale.
The 6870 might be more compelling at that price point. Newegg still sells them. It's too bad that AMD didn't release a 7830 or something similar from the Nvidia side. But chances are, you probably can get the 7850 or 660 below $200 by the end of the year. Fingers cross though.
That is if you don't need the compute performance in which AMD clearly leads
another thing, i would prefer more comparison to old cards like the 460 1GB (256bit). i am sure alot of gamers still use that old card
Dude, we included the 650 for reference at high details in the rest of the benchmarks. The info is there, just trying to keep it focused.
It's all there. Just look for it.
It did, look at the numbers from the other high detail benches. The 460 kills it.
But the 460 192-bit is too expensive for a direct comparison, so I didn't include it in the standard low-detail benches. It has a higher price point than the 7770.
True. I thought it could at least give the 7770 some competition, but as it turns out it's slower than the 7750. But actually, that's to be expected since it's basically a GT640 with GDDR5. They should probably called it a GT645 or GTS640. It doesn't deserve the GTX name