HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Place in performance ranking	147	1041
Place by popularity	36	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.84	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	Turing TU116	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 February 2019 (5 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data
Current price	$284 (1x MSRP)	$710

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti and HD Graphics 400 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1536	96
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	640 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	169.9	7.680
Floating-point performance	no data	134.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x1
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.5	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.80
CUDA	7.5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1660 Ti 33.47
+2862%

HD Graphics 400 1.13

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 400 by 2862% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1660 Ti 16024
+3461%

HD Graphics 400 450

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 400 by 3461% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	104 +3367%	3−4 −3367%
1440p	57 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
4K	38 +3700%	1−2 −3700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

78
+3800%

2−3

−3800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	86 +4200%	2−3 −4200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 +3600%	2−3 −3600%
Battlefield 5	130 +3150%	4−5 −3150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95 +3067%	3−4 −3067%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +3450%	2−3 −3450%
Far Cry 5	104 +3367%	3−4 −3367%
Far Cry New Dawn	112 +3633%	3−4 −3633%
Forza Horizon 4	131 +3175%	4−5 −3175%
Hitman 3	65−70 +3350%	2−3 −3350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180 +2900%	6−7 −2900%
Metro Exodus	134 +3250%	4−5 −3250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +2875%	4−5 −2875%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	156 +3020%	5−6 −3020%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +4250%	2−3 −4250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	72 +3500%	2−3 −3500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55 +5400%	1−2 −5400%
Battlefield 5	121 +2925%	4−5 −2925%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85 +4150%	2−3 −4150%
Cyberpunk 2077	57 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
Far Cry 5	82 +4000%	2−3 −4000%
Far Cry New Dawn	79 +3850%	2−3 −3850%
Forza Horizon 4	218 +3014%	7−8 −3014%
Hitman 3	65−70 +3350%	2−3 −3350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +3250%	4−5 −3250%
Metro Exodus	103 +3333%	3−4 −3333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	103 +3333%	3−4 −3333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	127 +3075%	4−5 −3075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	116 +3767%	3−4 −3767%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +4250%	2−3 −4250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 +5200%	1−2 −5200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50 +4900%	1−2 −4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70 +3400%	2−3 −3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 +4500%	1−2 −4500%
Far Cry 5	61 +2950%	2−3 −2950%
Forza Horizon 4	97 +3133%	3−4 −3133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	102 +3300%	3−4 −3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 +3567%	3−4 −3567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	62 +3000%	2−3 −3000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +4250%	2−3 −4250%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

97
+3133%

3−4

−3133%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75 +3650%	2−3 −3650%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 +4000%	2−3 −4000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	36 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55 +5400%	1−2 −5400%
Cyberpunk 2077	27	0−1
Far Cry 5	67 +3250%	2−3 −3250%
Forza Horizon 4	77 +3750%	2−3 −3750%
Hitman 3	40−45 +4100%	1−2 −4100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75 +3650%	2−3 −3650%
Metro Exodus	65 +3150%	2−3 −3150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	78 +3800%	2−3 −3800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +4500%	1−2 −4500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65
+3150%

2−3

−3150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	36 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Far Cry New Dawn	29	0−1
Hitman 3	27−30	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	26	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 +4200%	1−2 −4200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	11	0−1
Far Cry 5	20	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	51 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	42 +4100%	1−2 −4100%
Metro Exodus	35 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

44
+4300%

1−2

−4300%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Ti is 3367% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti is 5600% faster in 1440p
GTX 1660 Ti is 3700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.47	1.13
Recency	22 February 2019	1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	6 Watt