Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 vs Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, vs Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 and Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
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
28
16
14
n/a
20
9
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
21
20
13
n/a
11
9
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
47
27
18
n/a
15
10
9
n/a
Far Cry 6
31
26
19
11
12
9
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
16
12
11
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
28
24
16
12
11
9
9
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
16
9
n/a
n/a
9
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
14
11
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
30
25
18
n/a
12
9
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High2611
1080p Ultra19-
1440p Ultra14-
4K Ultra--
DeviationLowMedium

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
2183
Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
792
Time Spy23031078
Fire Strike77203497
Night Raid3109313681
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
20370
Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
12607
Background Blur51.7 frames/s27.6 frames/s
Face Detection26.1 frames/s19.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection0.84 Gpix/sec0.52 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.36 Gpix/sec0.76 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.26 Gpix/sec0.37 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.14 Gpix/sec0.14 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching64.9 Gpix/sec33 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics1825 fps2055.2 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
6108
Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
n/a
G2D Mark674n/a
DirectX 1142 fpsn/a
DirectX 1228 fpsn/a
GPU Compute2797 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
31.1 fps
Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)185.1 fpsn/a
Car Chase177 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)151.2 fpsn/a
T-Rex677.4 fpsn/a
ALU 2745.3 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2274.9 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation982.4n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Intel
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced January, 22, 2015 January, 4, 2022
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Universal
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Xe architecture (Gen12)
Codename GM206 Alder Lake GT1
Price 199 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1127 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1178 MHz 850-1500 MHz
Shader Units 1024 512
TMUs 64 32
ROPs 32 16
Execution Units 8 64
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache 48 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 1000 KB/core 1024 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 38 Gpix/sec 14-24 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 75 GTex/s 27-48 GTex/s
FLOPS 2.4 TFLOPS 0.9-1.5 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 Ring Bus
TGP 120 W 15 W
Process TSMC Intel
Process tech. 28 nm 10 nm
Transistor Size 228 mm² n/a
Transistor count 2 billion n/a
Transistor density 8.77 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR5 System Shared
Memory Frequency 1753 MHz n/a
Bus 128 bit n/a
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 7000 MB/s n/a
Memory Size 2 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
112.2 GB/s
Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
n/a

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 5.2 n/a
DisplayPort 1.2 1.4a
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) the clear winner in this comparison.

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