Intel HD Graphics 510 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 510 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 510

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • 64x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 512 MB
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.381 vs 11.245
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.081 vs 0.785
  • 28.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 902 vs 31.3
  • 30.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1333 vs 43.4
  • 19.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1786 vs 91.5
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 1 April 2013
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.381 vs 11.245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.081 vs 0.785
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 902 vs 31.3
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1333 vs 43.4
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1786 vs 91.5

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition

  • 3.2x more core clock speed: 950 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 2.7x more texture fill rate: 30.4 GTexel / s vs 11.4 GTexel / s
  • 32x more pipelines: 384 vs 12
  • 4x better floating-point performance: 729.6 gflops vs 182.4 gflops
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 301.554 vs 215.873
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 16.08 vs 11.675
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 16.56 vs 15.094
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1848 vs 902
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2690 vs 1333
  • 2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5125 vs 1786
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 950 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate 30.4 GTexel / s vs 11.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 12
Floating-point performance 729.6 gflops vs 182.4 gflops
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 301.554 vs 215.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.08 vs 11.675
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 16.56 vs 15.094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1848 vs 902
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2690 vs 1333
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5125 vs 1786

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 510
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
14.381
11.245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
215.873
301.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.081
0.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11.675
16.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.094
16.56
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
902
1848
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1333
2690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1786
5125
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
902
31.3
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1333
43.4
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1786
91.5
Name Intel HD Graphics 510 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark 623
PassMark - G2D Mark 162
Geekbench - OpenCL 2381
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.381 11.245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 215.873 301.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.081 0.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.675 16.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.094 16.56
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 902 1848
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1333 2690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1786 5125
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 902 31.3
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1333 43.4
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1786 91.5
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 510 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Kepler
Code name Skylake GT1 GK107
Launch date 1 September 2015 1 April 2013
Place in performance rating 1502 1504
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 950 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 950 MHz
Floating-point performance 182.4 gflops 729.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 12 384
Texture fill rate 11.4 GTexel / s 30.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 512 MB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory type LPDDR3 / DDR4 GDDR5
Shared memory 1
Memory bandwidth 80 GB / s
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz

Technologies

Quick Sync