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    460 vs 660

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by fantomasz, Aug 4, 2012.

  1. fantomasz

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    I sold my G73sw with gtx460 and want to purchase G75 but dont know which model to get.I know that 670 is better but how about 660 compare to 460 from my G73.It is better?660 model is cheaper in my country over 670.Also 660 is not soldered into mobo.
     
    fantomasz, Aug 4, 2012
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  2. Yiddo

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    Go for 660.

    40nm vs 28nm
    660 Runs cooler
    660 draws less power
    Kepler overclocks much better than Fermi
     
    Yiddo, Aug 4, 2012
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    GTX 460m
    Architecture-Fermi
    Pipelines- 192 unified
    Core Speed - 675 MHz
    Shader Speed - 1350 MHz
    Memory Speed - 1250 MHz
    Memory Bus Width- 192 Bit
    Memory Type- GDDR5
    Max. Amount of Memory-1536 MB
    Shared Memory-no
    DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Technology- 40nm

    GTX 660m
    Architecture- Kepler
    Pipelines- 384 unified
    Core Speed- 835 MHz
    Shader Speed- 835 MHz
    Memory Speed - 2000 MHz
    Memory Bus Width- 128 Bit
    Memory Type- GDDR5
    Max. Amount of Memory- 2048 MB
    Shared Memory- no
    DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Technology- 28 nm
     
    typesh86, Aug 4, 2012
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  4. hackness

    hackness Notebook Virtuoso

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    Easier way to compare them 3 directly:

    460M (192 bit) = 675/1250
    660M (128 bit) = 460M (192 bit) OC to 949.9/1333.3 (Without Boost clock)
    670M (192 bit) = 460M (192 bit) OC to 1046.5/1500

    High End cards:

    675M (256 bit) = 460M (192 bit) OC to 1240/2000
    680M (256 bit) = 460M (192 bit) OC to 2518.75/2400
     
    hackness, Aug 4, 2012
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  5. alexUW

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    If it's mainly for gaming, I would go with the 670m [better performer]. If you want a more versatile laptop, then go for the 660m. As for the 660m vs 460m, Notebookcheck has the 660m as a better performer than the 460m.
    Though, I would personally wait until the 670m is replaced with a Kepler version [maybe 6 months].
     
    alexUW, Aug 4, 2012
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  6. hackness

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    Are you sure they are replacing the Fermi 670M with kepler? I kinda doubt that tho.
     
    hackness, Aug 4, 2012
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    Sorry, I meant whatever GPU the 670m is replaced with in the next reiteration of nvidia GPUs; guessing 700 series.
     
    alexUW, Aug 4, 2012
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    yeah go for the 660m. if you wait for the next gen gpu's, then something new will be announced.
     
    GordonSummers, Aug 6, 2012
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    If he did that, he would never buy a laptop if you know what I mean.
     
    Colpolite, Aug 6, 2012
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  10. fantomasz

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    I need to buy something this month so cant wait for upgrated model
     
    fantomasz, Aug 11, 2012
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  11. thief1958

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    In my estimate, an OC'ed 660M can reach closely to a stock 675M, if the 660M could do 3200 3D Mark 11. And I have the feeling that the 660M will be 10*C cooler at the max GPU temp compared to the 460M OC'ed...

    But still, with the OC'ed the 670M, 675, 680M performance just goes higher. Something with the Keplers though when it comes to temp., they seem cooler by a big margin against Fermi.
     
    thief1958, Aug 11, 2012
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  12. hackness

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    If you can get the GTX660M to run at 1090/3000 @384 cuda cores then it'll be performing exactly like a stock GTX675M.
     
    hackness, Aug 11, 2012
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    c_man Notebook Evangelist

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    Only in laptops designed for better GPUs. And on those you already have the option to buy a better one. In theory even a 650M can OC nicely, but as I could see from first experience, real life is not exactly the same. So it's more like it could than it can.

    Other than that, on G75 there is little difference in temps between 660M and 670M. And you have to hack the vBIOS on 660M to get things really going. 670M is easier for most users to OC at 675M specs and with very low 80s°C after 15 min Furmark bench, I would say not bad at all for the old lady.
     
    c_man, Aug 11, 2012
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  14. thief1958

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    OT :p:, ..but really GPU aside, ..my m17x r4 kicks my g73sw's Butt so hard in terms of ergonomics, design, weight/size!!, bling, and probably cooling too. And I like my G73 .. As for an ASUS board..
     
    thief1958, Aug 11, 2012
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