General info
The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.
Technical specs
Choose the best graphics card between Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660.
Memory
Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 can be seen in this section.
Video outputs and ports
The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, the size and number of monitors.
Technologies
The difference between Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 is the additional functionality.
API support
The difference in supported APIs is Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.
Gaming performance
Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Intel HD Graphics 520 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 good for gaming.
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low
1280x720 |
med.
1920x1080 |
high
1920x1080 |
ultra
1920x1080 |
QHD
2560x1440 |
4K
3840x2160 |
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| Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) | Intel HD Graphics 520 | ||||||
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | |||||||
| Death Stranding (2020) | Intel HD Graphics 520 | ||||||
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | |||||||
| F1 2020 (2020) | Intel HD Graphics 520 | ||||||
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | |||||||
| Gears Tactics (2020) | Intel HD Graphics 520 | ||||||
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | |||||||
| Doom Eternal (2020) | Intel HD Graphics 520 | ||||||
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | |||||||
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| 5 | Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags. |
| May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags. | |
| 30 | Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps) |
| 40 | Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps) |
| 60 | Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps) |
| May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game. | |
| ? | Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation. |
| Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible. | |
| The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results. | |
Advantages of Intel HD Graphics 520
Cheaper ($309 vs $321 (1.4x MSRP))
Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)
Less power consumption (15 Watt vs 140 Watt)
More maximum RAM amount (32 GB vs 2 GB)
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
14.46% faster in synthetic tests
More pipelines (960 vs 192)
G-SYNC support
So, Intel HD Graphics 520 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660?
Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 .
Intel HD Graphics 520 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 performance benchmarks comparison
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