GTX 660 in SLI Benchmarks?

[bodhammer]

I have a ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (GTX660-DC2O-2GD5) and I was thinking of getting a second one and trying SLI.

I was having trouble finding some benchmarks that would tell me how this setup would perform.

Any pointers or advice?

 

[Insomniator]

Probably around a GTX770... really depends on what you can get the second card for. Chances are its not a great idea.

 

[raghu78]

sell the GTX 660 and get a Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X for USD 294 after $10 OFF AT-290TR4G w/code: JULIA26410 (ends 11/03) . massive upgrade.

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-290TR4G

If you like Nvidia go for ASUS GTX 970 Strix for USD 350

www.amazon.com/ASUS-STRIX-GTX970-DC2...dp/B00NJ9BJ8G/

both cards are faster than GTX 660 SLI. a single GPU is more consistent and provides a much more smoother gameplay.

 

[bodhammer]

If you like Nvidia go for ASUS GTX 970 Strix for USD 350

www.amazon.com/ASUS-STRIX-GTX970-DC2...dp/B00NJ9BJ8G/

both cards are faster than GTX 660 SLI. a single GPU is more consistent and provides a much more smoother gameplay.

Where are you seeing that for $350? The link was showing me $435.

 

[bodhammer]

Hi All,

I did not want to spend a bunch of money, given how little time I actually spend gaming. I picked up a second GTX 660 (GTX660-DC2O-2GD5) for SLI on eBay for $100 and I'm pretty thrilled the upgrade! So far I have tested BF3, Bioshock Infinite, Borderlands 2, Portal 1/2 and things all look and play great.

Here are some numbers to compare.

Base System:
Asus P6X58D-E
Intel i7 - 930 at 3.36Ghz
1 x Scythe SCMG-2100 Sleeve CPU Cooler, AC5 paste
2 x CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit at 1600 for 12GB DDR

Case - Corsair Carbide Series 400R
PS: 1 x CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W
C-Drive - Kingston Hyper X 120GB SSD
3 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB - RAID 5
Monitor: Monoprice MPLE27QP

Geforce Driver: 344.60

At 2560 x 1440
3D Mark 11 via Steam Demo
Fire Strike 6977
Sky Diver 18584
Cloud Gate 20097
IceStorm 96093

Heaven 4.0:
SLI ON
FPS: 41.4
Score: 1043
Min FPS: 7.5
Max FPS: 91.7
System Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1) 64bit
CPU model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz (3360MHz) x4
GPU model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 9.18.13.4460 (2048MB) x2
Settings Render: Direct3D11
Mode: 2560x1440 4xAA fullscreen
Preset Custom Quality High
Tessellation: Disabled

SLI OFF
FPS: 23.1
Score: 582
Min FPS: 12.2
Max FPS: 48.0
System Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1) 64bit
CPU model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz (3360MHz) x4
GPU model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 9.18.13.4460 (2048MB) x2
Settings Render: Direct3D11
Mode: 2560x1440 4xAA fullscreen
Preset Custom Quality High
Tessellation: Disabled

SLI at 1080P
FPS: 76.5
Score: 1927
Min FPS: 12.7
Max FPS: 132.5
System Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1) 64bit
CPU model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz (3360MHz) x4
GPU model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 9.18.13.4460 (2048MB) x2
Settings Render: Direct3D11
Mode: 1920x1080 4xAA fullscreen
Preset Custom Quality High
Tessellation: Disabled

 

[alcoholbob]

660 SLI is a little faster than GTX 780 in average framerates at 1080p.

Although minimums and frame latency is way higher. Actual playability is probably around a overclocked GTX 680 level.