Intel Arc 130T vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc 130T, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc 130T and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
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
49
28
17
9
81
46
37
22
The Witcher 3
39
31
24
11
72
59
42
21
Counter-Strike 2
43
26
18
10
122
86
59
24
Far Cry 6
34
29
19
9
65
57
42
21
Hogwarts Legacy
17
13
10
n/a
41
34
24
12
COD Modern Warfare 3
26
28
20
12
50
42
30
19
Ghost of Tsushima
19
15
10
n/a
36
29
22
10
Cyberpunk 2077
22
15
10
n/a
41
36
22
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
34
31
18
12
68
62
43
21
Avg FPS
1080p High3164
1080p Ultra2450
1440p Ultra1636
4K Ultra918
DeviationHighLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc 130T
2419
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
5094
Time Spy37425443
Solar Bay1469618090
Port Royal19021457
Fire Strike910614194
Night Raid4101766156
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc 130T
36282
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
60105
Background Blur70.9 frames/s107.7 frames/s
Face Detection34.9 frames/s58.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.13 Gpix/sec2.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.42 Gpix/sec2.61 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.96 Gpix/sec3 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.45 Gpix/sec0.77 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching131.5 Gpix/sec301.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics7360.9 fps8078.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc 130T
6127
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
11660
G2D Mark881776
DirectX 1142 fps79 fps
DirectX 1223 fps48 fps
GPU Compute3275 Ops/s5157 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc 130T
38.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
65.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a355.8 fps
Car Chasen/a317.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a282.1 fps
T-Rexn/a1281.3 fps
ALU 2n/a1549.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a258.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellationn/a1714.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced January, 6, 2025 March, 14, 2019
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Universal Gaming
Segment Entry-level Entry-level
Architecture Xe+ Turing
Codename Arrow Lake iGPU TU116
Price n/a 219

GPU

GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1530 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2200 MHz 1785 MHz
Shader Units 896 1408
TMUs 56 88
ROPs 28 48
Execution Units 7 22
Ray Tracing Cores 7 No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache n/a 64 KB/core
L2 cache 8000 KB/core 1536 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 62 Gpix/sec 86 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 123 GTex/s 157 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 5 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Ring Bus PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP n/a 120 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 12 nm
Max temperature 110 °C n/a
Transistor Size n/a 284 mm²
Transistor count n/a 6 billion
Transistor density n/a 21.13 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 2001 MHz
Bus n/a 192 bit
ECC support n/a No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 8000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 6 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc 130T
n/a
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
192.1 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA No 7.5
DisplayPort 2.1 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS No No

Results

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