NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs Intel HD Graphics

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General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot rated170
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Value for moneyno data25.03
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1Turing TU116
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (11 years old)14 March 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$219
Current price$286 $252 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores481408
Core clock speed166 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistors392 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate6.300157.1
Floating-point performance15.6 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared8000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.1 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.04.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.801.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD Graphics 143
GTX 1660 11692
+8076%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms HD Graphics by 8076% in Passmark.

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%

HD Graphics 300
GTX 1660 14055
+4585%

GeForce GTX 1660 outperforms HD Graphics by 4585% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 1 April 2012 14 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 6 GB
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt

We couldn't decide between HD Graphics and GeForce GTX 1660. We've got no test results to judge.


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