GeForce GTX 660

KeplerGeForce 600 SeriesDesktopGDDR52012NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2012-09-13
CUDA Cores
960
Memory
2 GB GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
144.2 GB/s
TDP/TBP
140 W
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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Why It Mattered

GeForce GTX 660 belongs to the Kepler and GeForce 600 Series era around 2012, when PC graphics cards varied heavily by bus, memory chips, BIOS, cooler, and display outputs. Tracking the exact model helps retro builders distinguish period-correct boards from similarly named variants.

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Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 reference specificationsOfficial reference memory, interface-width, card-power, system-power, and supplementary-power specificationsOpen source
  2. NVIDIA introduces GeForce GTX 660 and GTX 650Official September 13, 2012 introduction and immediate availabilityOpen source

Independent reference sources

  1. TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Reference databases

  1. RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen GPU database used to cross-check specifications A reference database: good for cross-checking specifications, but not proof of the original release details on its own.Open source

Photo sources

  1. Wikimedia Commons
    Photo: ASUS GeForce GTX 660 beside an MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X (Card comparison)Creator: DoyagozCredit: Doyagoz / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: Kuvatestimitätähänlaittaa.jpgLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0 InternationalSource claim: Commons credits Doyagoz and states this exact image is CC BY-SA 4.0 International.Modified: Resized from the source-supplied 960 px Wikimedia rendering and JPEG recompressed; no local crop. CC BY-SA 4.0 International terms retained.Board identity: The exact Commons file page identifies this photographed example.Configuration: The upper board is an ASUS GTX 660; the lower board is an MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X. The second board is not a GTX 660; the image does not establish either card's memory or clocks.License deedOriginal file page