GeForce GTX 660M vs GRID K520

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 660M and GRID K520, 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 660M stacks up against GRID K520, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 660M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 660M 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 GeForce GTX 660M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 660M GRID K520
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 225 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K520 has 350% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 660M.
  • GeForce GTX 660M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GRID K520 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID K520 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 660M.
  • GeForce GTX 660M is used in Laptops, and GRID K520 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 660M and GRID K520 are build with Kepler architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 660M is 90 MHz higher, than GRID K520.
  • GeForce GTX 660M and GRID K520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K520 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 660M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 16−18
ultra / 1080p 4−5 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 16−18 30−35
medium / 1080p 8−9 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 122% more, than GeForce GTX 660M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 660M GRID K520
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name N13E-GE GK104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 22 March 2012 23 July 2013
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 835 MHz 745 MHz
Boost Clock 950 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.4 billion/sec 95.36
Floating-point performance 729.6 gflops 2x 2,448 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.0 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 36 Mh/s 76 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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