Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs Intel Arc B390
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, vs Intel Arc B390. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
Forza Horizon 5 | 68 37 29 16 | 70 38 29 20 |
The Witcher 3 | 54 40 26 13 | 68 55 39 19 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 96 63 42 18 | 84 60 42 17 |
Far Cry 6 | 50 45 33 15 | 55 49 37 14 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 32 22 18 9 | 29 21 16 n/a |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 38 32 22 13 | 35 32 26 15 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 29 20 16 9 | 33 25 21 10 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30 26 19 n/a | 37 33 18 n/a |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 57 49 34 18 | 57 52 35 19 |
| 1080p High | 50 | 52 |
| 1080p Ultra | 37 | 41 |
| 1440p Ultra | 27 | 29 |
| 4K Ultra | 13 | 14 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 4203 | 6595 |
| Solar Bay | 11205 | 26399 |
| Port Royal | 838 | 3886 |
| Fire Strike | 13131 | 16770 |
| Night Raid | 54567 | 68498 |
| Background Blur | 100.2 frames/s | n/a |
| Face Detection | 48.1 frames/s | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 1.54 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Edge Detection | 2.25 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.58 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Feature Matching | 0.25 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Stereo Matching | 136.9 Gpix/sec | n/a |
| Particle Physics | 4220.5 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenCL | n/a |
| G2D Mark | 747 | 786 |
| DirectX 11 | 72 fps | 70 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 37 fps | 50 fps |
| GPU Compute | 4310 Ops/s | 3702 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 309.1 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 299.9 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 253.8 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 1307.9 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 5983.8 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 282.6 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 1538.6 | n/a |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 5487 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 16864 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 8788 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 25029 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 18852 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 2115 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 4266 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 7449 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 22207 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 95039 |
| Framework | n/a | ONNX |
| Backend | n/a | DirectML |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Intel |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | July, 19, 2016 | January, 5, 2026 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Pascal | Celestial |
| Codename | GP106 | Panther Lake |
| Price | 299 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1506 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1709 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1280 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 80 | 48 |
| ROPs | 48 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 10 | 12 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | n/a |
| Tensor Cores | No | n/a |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1536 KB/core | 16000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 82 Gpix/sec | 60 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 137 GTex/s | 120 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 4.4 TFLOPS | 7.7 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 |
| TGP | 120 W | n/a |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 16 nm | 3 nm |
| Max temperature | n/a | 100 °C |
| Transistor Size | 200 mm² | n/a |
| Transistor count | 4 billion | n/a |
| Transistor density | 20 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 2002 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 192 bit | n/a |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 8000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 6 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 2.1 |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Arc B390 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider