GeForce GTX 660 vs Radeon R7 260
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon R7 260, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 660 stacks up against Radeon R7 260, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 660
Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP)
140 Watt
115 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, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 660 has 21% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon R7 260 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 660 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 260 is 161 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 660.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 260 is 1619 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 660.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
20−22
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
8−9
QHD / 1440p
6−7
3−4
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
40−45
30−35
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
30−35
24−27
ultra / 1080p
27−30
20−22
QHD / 1440p
10−12
7−8
4K / 2160p
8−9
5−6
low / 720p
65−70
50−55
medium / 1080p
35−40
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Battlefield 5 is 36% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
230−240
200−210
medium / 768p
200−210
170−180
ultra / 1080p
120−130
95−100
QHD / 1440p
90−95
50−55
4K / 2160p
50−55
30−33
high / 768p
160−170
140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 23% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
90−95
ultra / 1080p
80−85
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Dota 2 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
24−27
16−18
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
6−7
low / 720p
50−55
35−40
medium / 1080p
27−30
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Far Cry 5 is 42% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
30−35
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
120−130
95−100
medium / 1080p
70−75
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Fortnite is 28% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
30−35
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
20−22
QHD / 1440p
14−16
9−10
4K / 2160p
12−14
−
low / 720p
65−70
50−55
medium / 1080p
35−40
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Forza Horizon 4 is 29% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
100−110
85−90
medium / 768p
90−95
75−80
high / 1080p
40−45
27−30
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
QHD / 1440p
7−8
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Grand Theft Auto V is 23% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
12−14
9−10
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
40−45
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Metro Exodus is 41% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 23% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
70−75
50−55
medium / 768p
45−50
30−35
high / 1080p
24−27
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 37% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 660.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 660
Radeon R7 260
Architecture
Kepler
GCN 2.0
Code name
GK106
Bonaire
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
6 September 2012
17 December 2013
Pipelines
960
768
Core clock speed
980 MHz
Boost Clock
1033 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
2,540 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
78.4 billion/sec
48.00
Floating-point performance
1,981 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
170 mm
Memory bus width
192-bit GDDR5
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
6.0 GB/s
1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth
144.2 GB/s
104 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
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
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
66 Mh/s
240 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
DDMA audio
+
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