GTX 660 Ti vs. Radeon HD 7950 Boost
Nvidia proudly let us know the GTX 660 Ti should outperform the Radeon HD 7950 on a regular basis. While we would not be surprised if AMD lowers the HD 7950 price somewhat in response, as we mentioned on page 3 the company has limited room to do manoeuvre. When we compare the GTX 660 Ti scores to those of the Radeon HD 7950 Boost, they appear to be about as fast on average. 0.3% difference to the advantage of AMD. If we only look at 1920x1080 resolution benchmarks, Nvidia is 3.8% faster on average.
However, the performance differences per game vary quite a bit more. In Metro 2033 and Aliens vs. Predator for example, AMD is significantly faster, while Nvidia moves to first place in games like Crysis 2 and Unreal 3.
| Benchmark | Radeon HD 7950 Boost | GeForce GTX 660 Ti | Verschil |
| 3DMark Vantage Performance | 31900 | 30860 | -3,3% |
| 3DMark11 Performance | 7601 | 8481 | 11,6% |
| 3DMark11 Extreme | 2514 | 2706 | 7,6% |
| Heaven 2.5 - 16x AF - 1920x1080 - Normal | 62,1 fps | 60,0 fps | -3,4% |
| Heaven 2.5 - 16x AF - 1920x1080 - Extreme | 46,1 fps | 49,0 fps | 6,3% |
| Heaven 2.5 - 16x AF - 5760x1080 - Normal | 21,8 fps | 16,9 fps | -22,5% |
| Heaven 2.5 - 16x AF - 5760x1080 - Extreme | 19,0 fps | 15,7 fps | -17,4% |
| Metro 2033 - Medium - 1920x1080 | 61,0 fps | 44,0 fps | -27,9% |
| Metro 2033 - Very High - 1920x1080 | 33,0 fps | 24,0 fps | -27,3% |
| Metro 2033 - Medium - 5760x1080 | 23,0 fps | 17,0 fps | -26,1% |
| Metro 2033 - Very High - 5760x1080 | 14,0 fps | 2,0 fps | -85,7% |
| Aliens vs Predator - Normal - 1920x1080 | 87,3 fps | 82,1 fps | -6,0% |
| Aliens vs Predator - High 4x AA - 1920x1080 | 61,0 fps | 44,9 fps | -26,4% |
| Aliens vs Predator - Normal - 5760x1080 | 40,6 fps | 38,1 fps | -6,2% |
| Aliens vs Predator - High 4x AA - 5760x1080 | 28,5 fps | 18,7 fps | -34,4% |
| Dirt 3 - Medium - 1920x1080 | 177,1 fps | 214,2 fps | 20,9% |
| Dirt 3 - Ultra 4x AA - 1920x1080 | 87,3 fps | 97,2 fps | 11,3% |
| Dirt 3 - Medium - 5760x1080 | 90,6 fps | 102,0 fps | 12,6% |
| Dirt 3 - Ultra 4x AA - 5760x1080 | 38,9 fps | 42,0 fps | 8,0% |
| Hard Reset - Normal - 1920x1080 | 142,3 fps | 146,4 fps | 2,9% |
| Hard Reset - Ultra 4x AA - 1920x1080 | 72,1 fps | 81,3 fps | 12,8% |
| Hard Reset - Normal - 5760x1080 | 83,7 fps | 92,5 fps | 10,5% |
| Hard Reset - Ultra 4x AA - 5760x1080 | 28,3 fps | 40,1 fps | 41,7% |
| The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - Normal - 1920x1080 | 195,5 fps | 195,3 fps | -0,1% |
| The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - High 4x AA - 1920x1080 | 99,1 fps | 87,3 fps | -11,9% |
| The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - Normal - 5760x1080 | 77,9 fps | 78,7 fps | 1,0% |
| The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - High 4x AA - 5760x1080 | 43,3 fps | 39,5 fps | -8,8% |
| Batman Arkham City - Medium - 1920x1080 | 106,0 fps | 118,0 fps | 11,3% |
| Batman Arkham City - Very High 4x AA - 1920x1080 | 74,0 fps | 68,0 fps | -8,1% |
| Batman Arkham City - Medium - 5760x1080 | 44,0 fps | 48,0 fps | 9,1% |
| Batman Arkham City - Very High 4x AA - 5760x1080 | 30,0 fps | 27,0 fps | -10,0% |
| Total War Shogun 2 DX11 - Medium - 1920x1080 | 119,7 fps | 116,3 fps | -2,9% |
| Total War Shogun 2 DX11 - Ultra 4x AA - 1920x1080 | 44,0 fps | 50,5 fps | 14,8% |
| Total War Shogun 2 DX11 - Medium - 5760x1080 | 44,0 fps | 41,7 fps | -5,2% |
| Total War Shogun 2 DX11 - Ultra 4x AA - 5760x1080 | 16,0 fps | 15,4 fps | -3,8% |
| Battlefield 3 - Medium - DoF 90 - 1920x1080 | 84,7 fps | 104,0 fps | 22,8% |
| Battlefield 3 - Ultra 4x AA - DoF 90 - 1920x1080 | 49,6 fps | 52,0 fps | 4,8% |
| Battlefield 3 - Medium - DoF 90 - 5760x1080 | 42,2 fps | 43,0 fps | 1,9% |
| Battlefield 3 - Ultra 4x AA - DoF 90 - 5760x1080 | 22,6 fps | 18,2 fps | -19,5% |
| Crysis 2 DX11 - Very high - Hi-res Edge AA - 1920x1080 | 54,2 fps | 64,6 fps | 19,2% |
| Crysis 2 DX11 - Ultra - Hi-res Edge AA - 1920x1080 | 51,9 fps | 60,8 fps | 17,1% |
| Crysis 2 DX11 - Very high - Hi-res-Edge AA - 5760x1080 | 18,5 fps | 22,0 fps | 18,9% |
| Crysis 2 DX11 - Extreme - Hi-res-Edge AA - 5760x1080 | 17,6 fps | 20,7 fps | 17,6% |
| Unreal 3 DX11 Benchmark - 1920x1080 - Normal | 74,5 fps | 91,5 fps | 22,8% |
| Unreal 3 DX11 Benchmark - 1920x1080 - High 4x MSAA | 48,7 fps | 63,2 fps | 29,8% |
| Unreal 3 DX11 Benchmark - 5760x1080 - Normal | 34,6 fps | 36,5 fps | 5,5% |
| Unreal 3 DX11 Benchmark - 5760x1080 - High 4x MSAA | 25,0 fps | 24,2 fps | -3,2% |
| Gemiddelde (1920x1080) | - | - | 3,8% |
| Gemiddelde (overall) | - | - | -0,3% |
