GTX 660 Ti for Blender

Blender score 152
Entry-level speed
Light VRAM
GTX 6 series

Kepler GPU best suited to lighter Blender scenes, learning workflows, and budget-conscious rendering setups.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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Blender benchmark score

152

Entry-level speed — fine for learning and lighter scenes.

VRAM

2 GB

Limited — best for simpler scenes and lighter workflows.

CUDA cores

1,344

Lower core count — adequate for lighter rendering workloads.

Architecture

Kepler

Older architecture — check benchmark scores for a practical performance picture.

Memory bandwidth

144.2 GB/s

Lower bandwidth may become a bottleneck in texture-heavy or complex scenes.

Boost clock

980 MHz

Lower clock speed — typical of older or workstation-class GPUs.

Render support

CUDA

CUDA provides the primary GPU rendering path in Blender Cycles.

TDP

150 W

Relatively efficient — manageable in most desktop builds.

Release year

2012

More technical details

Core specs

  • Base clock: 915 MHz
  • Process size: 28 nm

Memory specs

  • Memory type: GDDR5
  • Memory bus: 192-bit

Benchmark performance

This chart estimates how many seconds this GPU takes to render one frame of each standard Blender benchmark scene, so you can compare practical rendering speed at a glance.

Blender score 152
seconds
Estimated time to render one benchmark frame. Lower is faster.
CUDA
Junkshop
4176.39s
Monster
177.56s
Classroom
473.72s
0s4805s

These are single-frame estimates derived from Blender Open Data benchmark medians at the scene sample counts, not full-animation render times or guarantees for every real project.

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Is GTX 660 Ti good for Blender?

A concise editorial read on where this GPU looks strong, the tradeoffs to keep in mind, and who it suits best.

What stands out

  • Kepler Architecture
  • 28 nm process node
  • 1344 CUDA cores
  • Base clock of 915 MHz

Tradeoffs to know

  • Limited VRAM for complex scenes
  • Outdated architecture for current Blender versions

Who should choose it

  • Budget-friendly for simple projects
  • Suitable for learning Blender basics

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