GeForce GTX 660 vs Radeon R7 250X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon R7 250X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon R7 250X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 660 Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 660 has 75% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 660 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon R7 250X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 250X is 201 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 660.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250X is 1619 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 660.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 10−12
ultra / 1080p 12−14 6−7
QHD / 1440p 6−7 1−2
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 24−27
medium / 1080p 24−27 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than Radeon R7 250X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 660 Radeon R7 250X
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK106 Cape Verde
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 6 September 2012 13 February 2014
Pipelines 960 640
Core clock speed 980 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 78.4 billion/sec 38.00
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm) 210 mm
Memory bus width 192-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 144.2 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 960
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 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 +
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Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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