Intel HD Graphics P4600 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics P4600 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel HD Graphics P4600

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P4600

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 21% higher boost clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 1033 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 140 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 963 vs 478

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2013 vs 6 September 2012
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	963 vs 478

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

2.8x more core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 350 MHz
6.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3998 vs 605
3.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11267 vs 3385
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.505 vs 8.915
4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 146.479
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 1.178
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.416 vs 10.689
9.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 62.69 vs 6.64
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3690 vs 3342
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3365 vs 3345
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3690 vs 3342
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3365 vs 3345

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	980 MHz vs 350 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3998 vs 605
Geekbench - OpenCL	11267 vs 3385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.505 vs 8.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	705.293 vs 146.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.085 vs 1.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.416 vs 10.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	62.69 vs 6.64
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3690 vs 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3365 vs 3345
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3690 vs 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3365 vs 3345

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics P4600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

605

3998

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

963

478

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3385

11267

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.915

30.505

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

146.479

705.293

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.178

3.085

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.689

35.416

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.64

62.69

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3342

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3345

3365

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3342

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3345

3365

Name	Intel HD Graphics P4600	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark	605	3998
PassMark - G2D Mark	963	478
Geekbench - OpenCL	3385	11267
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.915	30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	146.479	705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.178	3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.689	35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.64	62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3342	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3345	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3342	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3345	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3581
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics P4600	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.5	Kepler
Code name	Haswell GT2	GK106
Launch date	1 June 2013	6 September 2012
Place in performance rating	685	772
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Price now		$349.99
Value for money (0-100)		14.35
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	1033 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	980 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	140 Watt
Transistor count	392 million	2,540 million
CUDA cores		960
Floating-point performance		1,981 gflops
Pipelines		960
Texture fill rate		78.4 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		9.5" (24.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors		One 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.3	4.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width		192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed		6.0 GB/s
Memory type		GDDR5
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA