Intel Arc B570 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc B570, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc B570 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
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
113
66
59
38
88
53
43
26
The Witcher 3
126
110
80
40
80
63
43
22
Counter-Strike 2
152
108
79
39
131
93
68
28
Far Cry 6
97
88
67
34
71
62
46
23
Hogwarts Legacy
61
50
37
18
44
36
28
13
COD Modern Warfare 3
65
67
47
28
56
44
32
20
Ghost of Tsushima
63
53
37
21
43
34
22
13
Cyberpunk 2077
76
68
45
18
44
39
22
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
108
94
68
40
77
71
47
23
Avg FPS
1080p High9670
1080p Ultra7855
1440p Ultra5839
4K Ultra3120
DeviationHighLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc B570
9819
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
5672
Time Spy125386047
Solar Bay4861319265
Port Royal67251549
Fire Strike3121216183
Night Raid13145374430
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc B570
85640
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
67074
Background Blur223.7 frames/s122.5 frames/s
Face Detection115.2 frames/s68.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.14 Gpix/sec2.56 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.95 Gpix/sec3.33 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.81 Gpix/sec3.21 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.93 Gpix/sec0.86 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching294.6 Gpix/sec273.3 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics11270.6 fps8476.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc B570
13841
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
12712
G2D Mark651804
DirectX 11117 fps103 fps
DirectX 1272 fps49 fps
GPU Compute7291 Ops/s5099 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc B570
130.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
70.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)719.5 fps396.1 fps
Car Chase646 fps339.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)526.2 fps304.7 fps
T-Rex1989.9 fps1502.8 fps
ALU 23033.7 fps1607.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2134.7 fps272.1 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3045.31760.2

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 3, 2024 October, 29, 2019
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Generation 12.7 Turing
Codename BMG-G21 TU116
Price 219 229

GPU

GPU Frequency 1700 MHz 1530 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2500 MHz 1785 MHz
Shader Units 2304 1408
TMUs 144 88
ROPs 80 48
Execution Units n/a 22
Ray Tracing Cores 18 No
Tensor Cores 288 No
L1 cache 256 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 12000 KB/core 1536 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 200 Gpix/sec 86 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 360 GTex/s 157 GTex/s
FLOPS 11.5 TFLOPS 5 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 150 W 125 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 12 nm
Transistor Size 272 mm² 284 mm²
Transistor count 19.6 billion 6 billion
Transistor density 72.06 MTr/mm² 21.13 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2375 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 160 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 10 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc B570
380 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
336 GB/s

API

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Arc B570 the clear winner in this comparison.

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