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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 vs Intel Arc A730M. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2019
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Released
Q2/2022
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Intel Arc A730M
Intel Arc A730M

What's the best choice NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or Intel Arc A730M? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 has a maximum frequency of 2 GHz. Memory size 6 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q1/2019.

Intel Arc A730M has a maximum frequency of 1.75 GHz. Memory size 12 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    2 GHz left arrow 1.75 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Performance relative to other GPU chips
    2 place
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  • More memory

    50% more memory

    12 GB left arrow 6 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Arc A730M GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Performance relative to other GPU chips
    31 place

Specifications

Technical data
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Intel Arc A730M Intel Arc A730M
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and Intel Arc A730M, chip, information processing units.

  • GPU Chip
    TU116 left arrow DG2-512
  • Execution units
    1408 left arrow 3072
  • Render Output Units
    48 left arrow 96
  • Texture Units
    88 left arrow 192
  • L1 Cache
    64 KB left arrow No
  • L2 Cache
    1.536 MB left arrow 12 MB
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    6 GB left arrow 12 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Clock
    2 GHz left arrow 1.75 GHz
  • Memory Speed
    8 Gbps left arrow 14 Gbps
  • Memory Bandwith
    192.1 GB/s left arrow 336.0 GB/s
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and Intel Arc A730M. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.53 GHz left arrow 0.3 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.785 GHz left arrow 1.1 GHz
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    120 W left arrow 80 W
  • Power Connectors
    1x 8-pin left arrow No
  • Slot
    Dual-slot left arrow IGP
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    3840x2160 left arrow 3840x2160
  • DirectX
    12.1 left arrow 12.2
  • OpenGL
    4.6 left arrow 4.6
  • OpenCL
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • Vulkan
    1.3 left arrow 1.3
  • Shader Model
    6.7 (6.4) left arrow 6.6
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Intel Arc A730M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

  • Architecture
    Turing left arrow Xe HPG / Generation 12.7
  • Structure size
    12 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q2/2022
Theoretical Performance

  • Pixel Rate
    85.68 GPixel/s left arrow 105.6 GPixel/s
  • Texture Rate
    157.1 GTexel/s left arrow 211.2 GTexel/s
  • FP16 (half)
    10.05 TFLOPS (2:1) left arrow 13.52 TFLOPS
  • FP32 (float)
    5.027 TFLOPS left arrow 6.758 TFLOPS
  • FP64 (double)
    157.1 GFLOPS (1:32) left arrow 1.690 TFLOPS

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and Intel Arc A730M.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Performance relative to other GPU chips
135%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
115%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
100%
89%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
79%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Intel Arc A730M Performance relative to other GPU chips
254%
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162%
Radeon RX 5700
108%
Radeon RX 590
100%
94%
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