Intel Arc B580 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc B580, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc B580 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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
123
78
67
51
91
52
43
25
The Witcher 3
147
128
91
46
87
70
47
26
Counter-Strike 2
162
116
83
40
138
98
71
31
Far Cry 6
108
98
76
43
75
66
47
24
Hogwarts Legacy
71
57
44
26
49
37
27
13
COD Modern Warfare 3
82
85
61
38
56
49
33
23
Ghost of Tsushima
72
61
42
25
45
34
25
13
Cyberpunk 2077
90
82
55
26
47
45
25
12
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
124
107
83
43
80
74
49
27
Avg FPS
1080p High10974
1080p Ultra9058
1440p Ultra6741
4K Ultra3822
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc B580
11211
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
5918
Time Spy146526344
Solar Bay5517020462
Port Royal78611652
Fire Strike3646416643
Night Raid12108376116
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc B580
111561
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
72340
Background Blur284.6 frames/s124.8 frames/s
Face Detection150 frames/s69.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.67 Gpix/sec2.67 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.22 Gpix/sec3.48 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.35 Gpix/sec3.52 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.18 Gpix/sec0.92 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching397 Gpix/sec355.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15177.3 fps9094.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc B580
15659
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
12901
G2D Mark715807
DirectX 11129 fps103 fps
DirectX 1273 fps51 fps
GPU Compute7910 Ops/s5253 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc B580
152.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
71.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)847.7 fps404.9 fps
Car Chase779.3 fps369.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)605.7 fps324.3 fps
T-Rex2266.1 fps1580.9 fps
ALU 23666.8 fps1754.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2184.2 fps257.4 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4148.91901.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 3, 2024 February, 22, 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 249 279

GPU

GPU Frequency 1700 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2670 MHz 1770 MHz
Shader Units 2560 1536
TMUs 160 96
ROPs 80 48
Execution Units n/a 24
Ray Tracing Cores 20 No
Tensor Cores 160 No
L1 cache 256 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 18000 KB/core 1536 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 214 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 427 GTex/s 170 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.7 TFLOPS 5.4 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 190 W 120 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 1500 MHz
Bus 192 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 12000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc B580
456 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
288 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 B580 the clear winner in this comparison.

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