Intel Arc A770 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Intel Arc A770 leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks (118% in 3DMark Time Spy); the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER takes 1 (6% in PassMark G2D Mark). On llama3.1:8b, the Intel Arc A770 generates 38.7 tokens/s (per LocalAIMaster) against 16.7 for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (per DatabaseMart), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Intel Arc A770 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER. Released 2022 (Intel Arc A770), 2019 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER). MSRP range: $349 · $229. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Intel Arc A770 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 16 | 6 |
| vram type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| tdp w | 225 | 125 |
| cuda cores | — | 1408 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from 3DMark, Notebookcheck, PC Unboxing, Modders Inc, PCTestBench, HWBOT, UL Benchmarks and The FPS Review; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | Intel Arc A770 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Notebookcheck |
— | 15,070 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike (GPU subscore) (higher is better) Source: PC Unboxing |
33,666 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 15,855 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (GPU subscore) (higher is better) Source: PC Unboxing |
15,638 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better) Source: Modders Inc, PCTestBench |
— | 3,299 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (GPU subscore) (higher is better) Source: PC Unboxing |
7,016 points | — |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: HWBOT, 3DMark, PC Unboxing |
8,731 points | 1,677 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
2,531 points | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way Stress Test (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
2,531 points | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: UL Benchmarks, Notebookcheck |
2,969 points | 1,248 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 5,670 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: The FPS Review, 3DMark |
14,012 points | 6,421 points |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
Intel Arc A770
- mistral:7b: 70.0 tok/s (Markaicode)
- mistral:7b: 70.0 tok/s (Intel Gaming Access)
- mistral:7b: 70.0 tok/s (GigaChad LLC)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- qwen2.5:0.5b: 63.9 tok/s (LocalScore.ai (Mozilla Builders))
- llama2:7b: 41.4 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub)
- llama2:7b: 41.4 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Intel Arc A770 or the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER?
The Intel Arc A770 leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks (118% in 3DMark Time Spy); the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER takes 1 (6% in PassMark G2D Mark).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On llama3.1:8b, the Intel Arc A770 generates 38.7 tokens/s (per LocalAIMaster) against 16.7 for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (per DatabaseMart), best community run on file for each.
What did the Intel Arc A770 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER cost at launch?
The Intel Arc A770 launched at a $349 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER at $229. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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