Intel UHD Graphics 630 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 630 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 630

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 16% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 1033 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 9.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 140 Watt
Launch date 1 September 2017 vs 6 September 2012
Boost clock speed 1200 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

  • 2.8x more core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 2.7x more texture fill rate: 78.4 billion / sec vs 28.8 GTexel / s
  • 40x more pipelines: 960 vs 24
  • 4.3x better floating-point performance: 1,981 gflops vs 460.8 gflops
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4017 vs 1237
  • Around 63% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 487 vs 299
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11364 vs 4657
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.505 vs 27.517
  • Around 99% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 354.254
  • Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 1.807
  • Around 74% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.416 vs 20.323
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 62.69 vs 29.327
  • Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3581 vs 1870
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3690 vs 1596
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3365 vs 3309
  • Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3581 vs 1870
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3690 vs 1596
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3365 vs 3309
  • 19.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1307 vs 68
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 980 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 78.4 billion / sec vs 28.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines 960 vs 24
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops vs 460.8 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4017 vs 1237
PassMark - G2D Mark 487 vs 299
Geekbench - OpenCL 11364 vs 4657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.505 vs 27.517
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 705.293 vs 354.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.085 vs 1.807
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.416 vs 20.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 62.69 vs 29.327
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3581 vs 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3690 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3581 vs 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3690 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 vs 3309
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1307 vs 68

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1237
4017
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
299
487
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4657
11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.517
30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
354.254
705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.807
3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.323
35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
29.327
62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1870
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1596
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1870
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1596
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
68
1307
Name Intel UHD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark 1237 4017
PassMark - G2D Mark 299 487
Geekbench - OpenCL 4657 11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.517 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 354.254 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.807 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.323 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 29.327 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1870 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1596 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3309 3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1870 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1596 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3309 3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 68 1307

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel UHD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Kepler
Code name Coffee Lake GT2 GK106
Launch date 1 September 2017 6 September 2012
Place in performance rating 1234 740
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $349.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.35

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz 1033 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz 980 MHz
Floating-point performance 460.8 gflops 1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 24 960
Texture fill rate 28.8 GTexel / s 78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 140 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 2,540 million
CUDA cores 960

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 4.6 4.3

Memory

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

Technologies

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