GeForce GTX 660 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 660 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 660 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 42% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 660.
  • GeForce GTX 660 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 660 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 660 is 130 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 4794 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 660.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 660.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 660 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK106 Wimbledon XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 6 September 2012 1 May 2012
Pipelines 960 2560
Core clock speed 980 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 78.4 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 192-bit GDDR5 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 144.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.3
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 960
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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