Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 vs Intel Arc A380

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, vs Intel Arc A380. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 and Intel Arc A380
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
60
34
24
13
The Witcher 3
72
59
42
21
49
40
27
14
Counter-Strike 2
122
86
59
24
52
37
28
12
Far Cry 6
65
57
42
21
40
36
25
12
Hogwarts Legacy
41
34
24
12
19
16
12
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
50
42
30
19
31
31
19
13
Ghost of Tsushima
36
29
22
10
25
20
17
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
41
36
22
n/a
26
24
12
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
68
62
43
21
42
37
26
14
Avg FPS
1080p High6438
1080p Ultra5031
1440p Ultra3621
4K Ultra1811
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
5094
Intel Arc A380
3508
Time Spy54434279
Solar Bay1809014871
Port Royal14571533
Fire Strike1419410421
Night Raid6615649357
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
60105
Intel Arc A380
39896
Background Blur107.7 frames/s81.3 frames/s
Face Detection58.6 frames/s38.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.07 Gpix/sec1.18 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection2.61 Gpix/sec1.65 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3 Gpix/sec2.45 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.77 Gpix/sec0.46 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching301.7 Gpix/sec146.5 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8078.5 fps7107.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
11660
Intel Arc A380
6225
G2D Mark776605
DirectX 1179 fps38 fps
DirectX 1248 fps34 fps
GPU Compute5157 Ops/s2764 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
65.4 fps
Intel Arc A380
47.3 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)355.8 fps268.6 fps
Car Chase317.5 fps190.4 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)282.1 fps179 fps
T-Rex1281.3 fps1033.3 fps
ALU 21549.9 fps1103.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2258.3 fps169.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1714.81466.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Intel
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced March, 14, 2019 January, 14, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Turing Generation 12.7
Codename TU116 DG2-128
Price 219 139

GPU

GPU Frequency 1530 MHz 2000 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1785 MHz 2050 MHz
Shader Units 1408 1024
TMUs 88 64
ROPs 48 32
Execution Units 22 n/a
Ray Tracing Cores No 8
Tensor Cores No 128
L1 cache 64 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 86 Gpix/sec 66 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 157 GTex/s 131 GTex/s
FLOPS 5 TFLOPS 4.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 120 W 75 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 6 nm
Transistor Size 284 mm² 157 mm²
Transistor count 6 billion 7 billion
Transistor density 21.13 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2001 MHz 1937 MHz
Bus 192 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s 15500 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
192.1 GB/s
Intel Arc A380
186 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.0
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No

Results

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