GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) vs Intel Arc A730M. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) and Intel Arc A730M, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 -
• Execution Units
  22 3072
• GPU Chip
  TU116-300-A1 DG2-512
• Render Output Units
  48 96
• Shader
  1408 -
• Texture Units
  88 192
• Architecture
  - Xe HPG / Generation 12.7
• L1 Cache
  - No
• L2 Cache
  - 12 MB
• RT Cores
  - 24

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  192 GB/s 336 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  192 bit -
• Memory Size
  6 GB 12 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  - 1750 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 14 Gbps

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1530 MHz 300 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1845 MHz + 3% 1100 MHz
• Game Clock
  1830 MHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes -

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  120 W 80 W
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC) and Intel Arc A730M.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling -
• Fan-Type
  Axial -
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  1 × DisplayPort 1.4 -
• DVI Ports
  1 × DVI -
• HDCP Version
  2.2 -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b -
• Max. Displays
  3 1
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin No
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_1 12.2
• DLSS / FSR
  No -
• LED
  No LED lighting -
• Max. resolution
  3840 × 2160 3840 × 2160
• Raytracing
  No -
• OpenCL
  - 3.0
• OpenGL
  - 4.6
• Shader Model
  - 6.6
• Vulkan
  - 1.3

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No -
• h264
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode -
• VP8
  Decode -
• VP9
  Decode -

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  133 mm -
• Length
  245 mm -
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots IGP
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  42 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Intel Arc A730M and GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 EX (1-Click OC).

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  60SRH7DS03EX -
• Process Technology
  12 nm 6 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q2/2022

• FP16 (theoretical)
  - 13.52 TFLOPS
• FP32 (theoretical)
  - 6.758 TFLOPS
• FP64 (theoretical)
  - 1.69 TFLOPS
• Pixel Rate
  - 105.6 GPixel/s
• Texture Rate
  - 211.2 GTexel/s