Intel UHD Graphics 600 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 600 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 - 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 UHD Graphics 600

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 28x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 140 Watt
Launch date 11 December 2017 vs 6 September 2012
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 5 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

  • 4.9x more core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 200 MHz
  • Around 38% higher boost clock speed: 1033 MHz vs 750 MHz
  • 80x more pipelines: 960 vs 12
  • 12.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4017 vs 318
  • 5.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 487 vs 92
  • 11.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11364 vs 1004
  • 5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.505 vs 5.952
  • 12.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 56.77
  • 7.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 0.427
  • 6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.416 vs 5.876
  • 9.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 62.69 vs 6.882
  • 7.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3581 vs 476
  • 3.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3690 vs 1000
  • Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3365 vs 1701
  • 7.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3581 vs 476
  • 3.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3690 vs 1000
  • Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3365 vs 1701
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 980 MHz vs 200 MHz
Boost clock speed 1033 MHz vs 750 MHz
Pipelines 960 vs 12
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4017 vs 318
PassMark - G2D Mark 487 vs 92
Geekbench - OpenCL 11364 vs 1004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.505 vs 5.952
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 705.293 vs 56.77
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.085 vs 0.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.416 vs 5.876
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 62.69 vs 6.882
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3581 vs 476
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3690 vs 1000
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 vs 1701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3581 vs 476
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3690 vs 1000
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 vs 1701

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics 600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
318
4017
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
92
487
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
1004
11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.952
30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
56.77
705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.427
3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.876
35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.882
62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1000
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1701
3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1000
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1701
3365
Name Intel UHD Graphics 600 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark 318 4017
PassMark - G2D Mark 92 487
Geekbench - OpenCL 1004 11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.952 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 56.77 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.427 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.876 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.882 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 476 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1000 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1701 3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 476 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1000 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1701 3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0 1307

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel UHD Graphics 600 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Kepler
Code name Gemini Lake GT1 GK106
Launch date 11 December 2017 6 September 2012
Place in performance rating 1624 740
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $349.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.35

Technical info

Boost clock speed 750 MHz 1033 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz 980 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 12 960
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 5 Watt 140 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 2,540 million
CUDA cores 960
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops
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 PCIe 3.0 x1 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 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.3

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 192-bit GDDR5
Memory type DDR4 / LPDDR4 GDDR5
Shared memory 1
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 144.2 GB / s
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s

Technologies

Quick Sync
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA