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It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Nvidia's GeForce GTX 660 Ti would be based on the GPU maker's 28nm Kepler architecture, and lest there was any lingering doubt, a Swedish overclocking site got its hands on a spec sheet that seemingly confirms as much. If the information is correct, the GTX 660 Ti is essentially a GTX 670 card with a narrower memory bus (192-bit versus 256-bit).
Other specs Sweclockers.com revealed include:
Those specs are nearly identical to the GTX 670, save for the TDP, which is 20W lower on the GTX 660 Ti. Memory bandwidth is also lower as a result of the narrowed bus width, which drops from 192.2GB/s (GTX 670) to 144.19GB/s (GTX 660 Ti).
According to Sweclockers.com, the reference model doesn't introduce any design deviations. The GTX 660 Ti is a two slot card with a pair of DVI ports, HDMI output, and a DisplayPort. It's powered by two 6-pin PCI-E connectors.
No word yet on price, though the release date is said to be August 16, 2012.
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Hilarity
July 27, 2012 at 2:38pm
Meh. You want a meaty card now, get a 7950 which will last a while, especially with recent price cuts and driver updates. Pump it up and it will close on a 7970, rendering the 660/70 rather pointless.
acidic
July 27, 2012 at 4:01pm
I'm not sure what planet you are from but a stock 670 outperforms the ghz 7970 in most games and it's $70 cheaper too. The 7970 leads in a few titles that favor amd. Metro 2033 and anon 2070 are the main titles that the 670 loses on.
Ghost XFX
July 28, 2012 at 5:42pm
Your thinking is flawed. Because unless Nvidia recently dipped the 670 into the below $400 range, the 7950 is the cheaper alternative, should you decide to bump up the stats a bit. Taking nothing away from the 670's abilities, if you do such with the 7950, it does render the 670 moot.
Of course, you can still do the same with the 670, but at some point, you won't gain very much afterwards in terms of performance. I've asked the knuckleheads at Tom's Hardware, and I'll ask the knuckleheads here as well: Overall, whats the difference between 100fps and 150 fps, and can a human tell the difference between them?? You take your 670 and bump up the specs, and do the same with the 7950, what would be the difference if your eyes are telling you basically the same thing? Even at max setting, I'm willing to bet the difference is nearly negligible at best.
Ilander
July 29, 2012 at 6:19am
So, with the cheapness of monitors at the moment, if you're okay with TN displays (that is, you aren't a color-fiend that needs IPS), you can get three 1080p TN displays for the price of roughly one IPS. That means that for gamers, productivity, and casual use, three displays is suddenly tempting.
Couple that with a 7950, and at 6 million pixels, you'll notice the difference between it and the 670.
So, sometimes you can see the difference.
Julyjules
July 27, 2012 at 6:07am
Sign me up for one of these! Been waiting almost 3 months. Gaming on Intel's HD 4000 isn't as bad as I thought, but I can't wait to get some more graphics juice.
acidic
July 27, 2012 at 8:21am
i was in the exact same boat as you but i couldn't wait another 1 1/2 months. i went ahead and opted for the gigabyte windforce 3 670. it's just as fast as the 680 and was $100 cheaper. i don't see this 660 being anywhere near the 680 without very huge overclocks
mellamojay
July 27, 2012 at 12:20pm
LOL you are funny... you talk about how you got a third party 670 that was as fast as a 680 but discount the possibility of the 660 TI being able to do the same even though the post clearly details how it is identical to the 670 except for memory bus... lol.
acidic
July 27, 2012 at 12:39pm
So you're saying that a 3 lane highway can allow the same amount of traffic that a 4 lane can traveling at the same speed ? I'd love to travel those roads. Now that is funny. Nice try guy
