Intel Arc A350M vs ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Intel Arc A350M and ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Xe HPG / Generation 12.7 -
• Execution Units
  768 22
• GPU Chip
  DG2-128 / Alchemist TU116-300-A1
• L1 Cache
  No -
• L2 Cache
  4 MB -
• Render Output Units
  24 48
• RT Cores
  6 -
• Texture Units
  48 88
• Based on
  - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
• Shader
  - 1408

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

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

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

• Base Clock
  300 MHz 1530 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1150 MHz 1890 MHz + 6%
• Game Clock
  - 1860 MHz
• Overclocking
  - Yes

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

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

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Intel Arc A350M and ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC.

• Cooler-Type
  - Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  - Axial
• Fan 1
  - 3 x 80 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  1 3
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  No 1 x 8-Pin
• DisplayPort Ports
  - 1 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  - 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  - 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12.2 12_1
• Max. resolution
  2560 × 1440 3840 × 2160
• OpenCL
  3.0 -
• OpenGL
  4.6 -
• Shader Model
  6.6 -
• Vulkan
  1.3 -
• DLSS / FSR
  - No
• LED
  - No LED lighting
• Raytracing
  - No

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

• Slot Size
  IGP 3 PCIe-Slots
• Height
  - 130 mm
• Length
  - 264 mm
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - 55 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS TUF Gaming X3 GeForce GTX 1660 OC and Intel Arc A350M.

• Process Technology
  6 nm 12 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q1/2019
• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  - TUF3-GTX1660-O6G-GAMING

• FP16 (theoretical)
  3.533 TFLOPS -
• FP32 (theoretical)
  1.766 TFLOPS -
• FP64 (theoretical)
  0.4416 TFLOPS -
• Pixel Rate
  27.60 GPixel/s -
• Texture Rate
  55.20 GTexel/s -