Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 vs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, vs Apple M4 GPU (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 and Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
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
81
46
37
22
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
72
59
42
21
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
122
86
59
24
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
65
57
42
21
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
41
34
24
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
50
42
30
19
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
36
29
22
10
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
41
36
22
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
68
62
43
21
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High64n/a
1080p Ultra50n/a
1440p Ultra36n/a
4K Ultra18n/a
DeviationLown/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
5094
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
3946
Time Spy5443n/a
Solar Bay18090n/a
Port Royal1457n/a
Fire Strike14194n/a
Night Raid66156n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
60105
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
37678
Background Blur107.7 frames/s72.2 frames/s
Face Detection58.6 frames/s48.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.07 Gpix/sec1.4 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection2.61 Gpix/sec1.94 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3 Gpix/sec1.5 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.77 Gpix/sec0.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching301.7 Gpix/sec123.3 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8078.5 fps4938.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
11660
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
n/a
G2D Mark776n/a
DirectX 1179 fpsn/a
DirectX 1248 fpsn/a
GPU Compute5157 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
65.4 fps
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
63.1 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)355.8 fps344.5 fps
Car Chase317.5 fps259.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)282.1 fps167.5 fps
T-Rex1281.3 fps914.7 fps
ALU 21549.9 fps432.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2258.3 fps648.6 fps
APIOpenGLMetal
OSWindowsOS X
Tessellation1714.8n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Apple
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced March, 14, 2019 May, 7, 2024
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Professional
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Turing Apple M GPU
Codename TU116 Custom
Price 219 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1530 MHz 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1785 MHz 1800 MHz
Shader Units 1408 1280
TMUs 88 80
ROPs 48 40
Execution Units 22 160
Ray Tracing Cores No n/a
Tensor Cores No n/a
L1 cache 64 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 1536 KB/core n/a
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 86 Gpix/sec 72 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 157 GTex/s 144 GTex/s
FLOPS 5 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 Custom
TGP 120 W 18 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 3 nm
Max temperature n/a 100 °C
Transistor Size 284 mm² n/a
Transistor count 6 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 21.13 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR5 System Shared
Memory Frequency 2001 MHz 7500 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s 15000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
192.1 GB/s
Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
120 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 n/a
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenGL 4.6 n/a
CUDA 7.5 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4a n/a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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