Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs Intel Arc A580

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, vs Intel Arc A580. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and Intel Arc A580
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
63
34
28
15
104
62
50
34
The Witcher 3
45
39
27
12
114
98
68
36
Counter-Strike 2
84
57
41
16
141
102
71
35
Far Cry 6
49
44
31
14
90
79
56
29
Hogwarts Legacy
28
23
18
n/a
54
45
32
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
39
32
22
14
60
56
41
23
Ghost of Tsushima
24
16
14
9
59
48
37
20
Cyberpunk 2077
30
26
16
n/a
68
62
41
16
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
51
45
29
16
98
85
60
34
Avg FPS
1080p High4688
1080p Ultra3571
1440p Ultra2551
4K Ultra1227
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3753
Intel Arc A580
9263
Time Spy386310862
Solar Bay988840802
Port Royal8245617
Fire Strike1226726347
Night Raid50787104796
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
34861
Intel Arc A580
89982
Background Blur92.6 frames/s135.5 frames/s
Face Detection43.3 frames/s76.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.4 Gpix/sec2.81 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection2.04 Gpix/sec4.37 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.28 Gpix/sec6.43 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.25 Gpix/sec0.8 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching110.7 Gpix/sec417.1 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics3306.4 fps17700.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
9792
Intel Arc A580
11874
G2D Mark772742
DirectX 1171 fps70 fps
DirectX 1235 fps64 fps
GPU Compute4116 Ops/s4952 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
49.7 fps
Intel Arc A580
124.1 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)284.8 fps658.3 fps
Car Chase280.4 fps418.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)245.2 fps416.2 fps
T-Rex1203.9 fps2398.5 fps
ALU 25992 fps2637.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2231.3 fps168.5 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1404.63208.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Intel
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced August, 18, 2016 October, 10, 2023
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Generation 12.7
Codename GP106 DG2-512
Price 199 179

GPU

GPU Frequency 1506 MHz 1700 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1708 MHz 2000 MHz
Shader Units 1152 3072
TMUs 72 192
ROPs 48 96
Execution Units 9 n/a
Ray Tracing Cores No 24
Tensor Cores No 384
L1 cache 48 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 8000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 82 Gpix/sec 192 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 123 GTex/s 384 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 120 W 175 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 16 nm 6 nm
Transistor Size 200 mm² 406 mm²
Transistor count 4 billion 21 billion
Transistor density 20 MTr/mm² 51.72 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2002 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 3 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
192.2 GB/s
Intel Arc A580
512 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.0
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Arc A580 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
2 (7.69%)
24 (92.31%)
Total Votes: 26

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