GeForce 6600 GT [in 1 benchmark]
NVIDIA
GeForce 6600 GT
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- Interface PCIe 1.0 x16
- Core clock speed 500 MHz
- Max video memory 128 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1000 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce 6600 GT sales 12 August 2004 at a recommended price of $64.95. This is Curie architecture desktop card based on 110 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 128 MB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 1 GHz are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 16 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is single-slot card attached via PCIe 1.0 x16 interface.
We have no data on GeForce 6600 GT benchmark results.
General info
Some basic facts about GeForce 6600 GT: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
Place in performance rating | not rated | |
Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | |
GPU code name | NV43 A2 | |
Market segment | Desktop | |
Release date | 12 August 2004 (18 years ago) | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $64.95 | |
Current price | $19.99 (0.3x MSRP) | of 49999 (A100 SXM4) |
Technical specs
GeForce 6600 GT’s general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce 6600 GT’s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
Core clock speed | 500 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
Number of transistors | 146 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080 Ti) |
Texture fill rate | 4. 000 | of 969.9 (h200 SXM5 96 GB) |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on GeForce 6600 GT’s compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it’s interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | |
Width | 1-slot | |
Supplementary power connectors | None |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce 6600 GT: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
Memory type | GDDR3 | |
Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260) |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce 6600 GT. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API support
APIs supported by GeForce 6600 GT, sometimes including their particular versions.
DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | |
Shader Model | 3.0 | |
OpenGL | 2.1 | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
OpenCL | N/A | |
Vulkan | N/A |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance of GeForce 6600 GT. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 26%
6600 GT
137
These processors are most commonly used with GeForce 6600 GT according to our statistics.
Core 2
Duo E8400
4.5%
Athlon 64
3000+
2.8%
Core 2
Quad Q6600
2. 4%
Core 2
Duo E6600
2.1%
Core 2
Duo E4500
2.1%
Core 2
Duo E6550
1.7%
Celeron
N4020
1.7%
Athlon 64
X2 6000+
1.4%
Ryzen 5
2600
1.4%
Core 2
Duo E7500
1.4%
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NVIDIA’s GeForce 6600GT on AGP
Written by
Tim Smalley
November 22, 2004 | 00:00
Tags: #3d #6600-gt #9800-pro #catalyst #doom-3 #far-cry #forceware #geforce #half-life-2 #radeon #video-card
Companies: #ati #nvidia
1 — Introduction2 — How We Tested3 — Doom 34 — FarCry5 — Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War6 — Rome: Total War7 — NFS: Underground 2 Demo8 — Overclocking & Final Thoughts…
Arguably, the mainstream sector has been even more fiercely contested than the high-end and bleeding edge sectors. After the slightly rushed release of Radeon X700 XT, ATI have been on the back foot in the mainstream PCI-Express playground, despite having a very promising product in the pipelines. Today, we move our focus back to AGP, which has got rather interesting since NVIDIA implied that they had every intention to bring NV43 (the GPU behind the GeForce 6600 series’ cloak) back to AGP from its native PCI-Express interface.
We took a look at the technical details behind the GeForce 6600 series back in August when it was paper released, and then we investigated the GeForce 6600GT on PCI-Express a little further at the start of September. The technical details of the GPU remain the same, so we recommend reading through the linked articles to get an idea of the internal structure of the NV43 graphics processor.
When we had a look at the GeForce 6600GT on PCI-Express, we also had a look at the PCIe version of the GeForce 6800GT, which uses a HSI bridge chip located on the same SKU as the graphics processor — this is known as the NV45; however, it is basically an NV40 with the HSI bridge chip enclosed on the same flip chip.
Things are a little different with the GeForce 6600 series, as they are moving from a native PCI-Express GPU back to the slower AGP interface. As you can see, the HSI bridge chip is not located on-chip and its location has meant that both the memory and the GPU have been moved with a slight anti-clockwise rotation too. We would put this down to the fact that the AGP traces need to be of a certain length, as do the traces from the HSI bridge chip to the GPU.
Seeing as the AGP bus is only capable of directly supplying a mere 46W to the video card, there is a requirement for an additional power connector on the PCB. This takes the form of a standard four-pin molex connector, as one is accustomed to using for powering their hard drives and CD/DVD drives with. Many power supplies have dedicated power lines for connecting video cards with a ‘clean’ power line, but we expect board partners to include a power splitter of some description.
We all remember that the GeForce 6600GT on PCI-Express was touted as the Doom 3 GPU; well, the heatsink on our reference design AGP board has a Doom 3 branded heatsink fan assembly. It follows the same design as the PCIe version, but with substituted Doom 3 artwork. It would appear that NVIDIA are really pushing this board as the best value video card for playing Doom 3 — we will have to see how it holds up a little later on.
It’s also worth noting that there is a separate heatsink that cools the HSI bridge chip — the bridge chip doesn’t give off a great deal of heat, so this heatsink remains a passive sink for the time being, which helps to keep the overall noise of this video card down to the bare minimum. The heatsink is quiet and efficient, while also being a single slot design.
The reference board features dual DVI ports, which are powered by dual 400MHz RAMDACs — this is good news for the TFT lovers out there. Many board partners may or may not choose to follow this design — the reference PCI-Express 6600GT had a DVI and VGA output configuration, while some board partners opted for a dual DVI output on their retail boards. At this time, we expect board partners to follow a similar pattern what has been seen on their PCI-Express 6600 series’ video cards.
1 — Introduction2 — How We Tested3 — Doom 34 — FarCry5 — Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War6 — Rome: Total War7 — NFS: Underground 2 Demo8 — Overclocking & Final Thoughts…
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NVIDIA
GeForce 6600 GT
- PCIe 1.0 x16 interface
- Core frequency 500 MHz
- Video memory size 128 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory frequency 1000 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Description
NVIDIA started GeForce 6600 GT sales on August 12, 2004 at a suggested price of $64. 95. This is a desktop video card based on Curie architecture and 110 nm manufacturing process, primarily aimed at gamers. It has 128 MB of GDDR3 memory at 1 GHz, and coupled with a 128-bit interface, this creates a throughput of 16.00 Gb / s.
In terms of compatibility, this is a single-slot PCIe 1.0 x16 card.
We don’t have test results for the GeForce 6600 GT.
General information
Information about the type (desktop or laptop) and architecture of the GeForce 6600 GT, as well as when sales started and cost at that time.
place in the performance rating | The | 9 | Architecture | Curie (2003–2013) | of 49999 (A100 SXM4) |
Features
GeForce 6600 GT’s general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. They indirectly speak about GeForce 6600 GT’s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
Core clock | 500 MHz | out of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT)
Information on GeForce 6600 GT compatibility with other computer components. Useful for example when choosing the configuration of a future computer or to upgrade an existing one. For desktop video cards, these are the interface and connection bus (compatibility with the motherboard), the physical dimensions of the video card (compatibility with the motherboard and case), additional power connectors (compatibility with the power supply).
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These are the results of GeForce 6600 GT rendering performance tests in non-gaming benchmarks. The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest video card at the moment.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is a very common benchmark included in the Passmark PerformanceTest package. He gives the card a thorough evaluation, running four separate tests for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11, and 12 (the latter being done at 4K resolution whenever possible), and a few more tests using DirectCompute.
Benchmark coverage: 26%
6600 GT
137
According to our statistics, these processors are most often used with the GeForce 6600 GT.
Core 2
Duo E8400
4.5%
Athlon 64
3000+
2.8%
Core 2
Quad Q6600
2.4%
Core 2
Duo E6600
2.1%
Core 2
Duo E4500
2.1%
Core 2
Duo E6550
1.7%
Celeron
N4020
1.7%
Athlon 64
X2 6000+
1.