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GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs GeForce GTX 660
Intro
The GeForce GTX 560 Ti has a GPU core speed of 822 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM runs at 1002 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 384 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 660, which features clock speeds of 980 MHz on the GPU, and 1502 MHz on the 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM. It features 960 SPUs as well as 80 Texture Address Units and 24 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 660 |
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140 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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170 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 660 should in theory be just a bit better than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti overall. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 660 |
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144192 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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128256 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 660 is a lot (approximately 49%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti. (explain)| GeForce GTX 660 |
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78400 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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52608 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
If using a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 560 Ti is a better choice, not by a very large margin though. (explain)| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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26304 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 660 |
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23520 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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GeForce GTX 560 TiAmazon.com
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GeForce GTX 660Amazon.com
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 560 Ti | GeForce GTX 660 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | January 2011 | September 2012 |
| Code Name | GF114 | GK106 |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Bus | PCIe x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 2048 MB |
| Core Speed | 822 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Shader Speed | 1645 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1002 MHz (4008 MHz effective) | 1502 MHz (6008 MHz effective) |
| Unified Shaders | 384 | 960 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 64 | 80 |
| Render Output Units | 32 | 24 |
| Bus Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11.1 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 4.1 | OpenGL 4.3 |
| Power (Max TDP) | 170 watts | 140 watts |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Bandwidth | 128256 MB/sec | 144192 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 52608 Mtexels/sec | 78400 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 26304 Mpixels/sec | 23520 Mpixels/sec |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.
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