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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 660
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 590

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 logo
General information GeForce GTX 660 GeForce GTX 590
Launched Q3 2012 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 3072 MB 0 %
Core Clock 980 MHz 0 % 607 MHz 38.1 %
Effective Clock 6608 MHz 0 % 3456 MHz 47.7 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 61.6 % 365 W 0 %
Length 260 mm 11 % 292 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 1 50 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance GeForce GTX 660 GeForce GTX 590
Overall Score 32131 0 % 29368 8.6 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 11 % 47.6 %
Benchmark Score 10324 0 % 8625 16.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 475.6 0 % 395.6 16.8 %
Average DirectX performance 33.1 FPS 3.3 % 34.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 9 performance 67.5 FPS 7.3 % 72.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 16.1 FPS 10 % 17.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 33.8 FPS 25 % 45.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 14.9 FPS 0 % 1 FPS 93.2 %
Graphic card computing 1798.2 operations/s 0 % 1163.2 operations/s 35.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 660, GeForce GTX 590.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 660 GeForce GTX 590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 66.5 FPS 59.3 FPS
High settings 119.7 FPS 106.7 FPS
Medium settings 143.7 FPS 128.0 FPS
Low settings 201.1 FPS 179.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 660, GeForce GTX 590.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 660 GeForce GTX 590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 53.2 FPS 48.4 FPS
High settings 95.8 FPS 87.2 FPS
Medium settings 115.0 FPS 104.6 FPS
Low settings 161.0 FPS 146.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 9 %
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