14 DAY TRIAL // NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 660 graphics card was released quite some time ago, but Leadtek is only now presenting its take on what the reference board should look and act like. That is to say, this is the product like the ones that all of NVIDIA's and AMD's partners have, which basically amount to the same original board bearing the OEM's sticker.
In other words, no feature is added or subtracted and no performance number is modified. This is the standard that all other GTX 660 cards have to compare to.
That does not make the adapter any less of a gaming-worthy piece of hardware though. GTX 660 was always envisioned as a powerful product, even if not as mighty as the GTX 670 and 680.
Thus, Leadtek GeForce GTX 660, powered by the GK106 graphics processing unit (GPU), has 960 CUDA cores, 2 GB of GDDR5 VRAM and several display outputs: dual-link DVI-I, dual-link DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort.
The maximum resolution that the board can produce is 5760 x 1080 pixels, for multi-monitor scenarios, but there is no guarantee that games will run perfectly smoothly at anything above 1080p.
Then again, Full HD 1080p is a lot, and the top quality that most of today's monitors and HDTVs possess.
Leadtek took the time to praise the cooling system of the card. Truth be told, the fan+heatsink+shroud used here cannot actually compare to the custom coolers possessed by alternatives, which are both better at dissipating heat and quieter. Still, it will keep the board reasonably cool regardless.
On that note, the company is preparing a dual-fan version of the adapter, but that won't be available for a while. It is also unclear whether or not its clocks will be tweaked in any way.
In the meantime, buyers will have to settle for a GPU of 980 MHz (1033 MHz when GPU Boost comes into play) and a memory speed of 6,008 MHz (2 GB on 192 bits).
The price of the Leadtek GeForce GTX 660 is $285 / 285 Euro.