NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
VS
ATI Radeon X1600 PRO
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
VS
ATI Radeon X1600 PRO

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT and ATI Radeon X1600 PRO. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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1.75
Value for money (0-100)
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Curie
Architecture
R500
NV43 A2
Code name
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Desktop
Type
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12 August 2004 (17 years ago)
Release date
1 October 2007 (14 years ago)
$64.95
Launch price (MSRP)
$199
$19.99 (0.3x MSRP)
Price now
$114 (0.6x MSRP)
NV43 A2
GPU code name
RV530
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT and ATI Radeon X1600 PRO based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

500 MHz
Core clock speed
500 MHz
146 million
Transistor count
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110 nm
Manufacturing process technology
90 nm
4.000
Texture fill rate
2.000
146 million
Number of transistors
157 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
41 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT and ATI Radeon X1600 PRO.

PCIe 1.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
None
Supplementary power connectors
None

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 NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT and ATI Radeon X1600 PRO can be seen in this section.

GDDR3
Memory type
GDDR3
128 MB
Maximum RAM amount
256 MB
128 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
1000 MHz
Memory clock speed
780 MHz
16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
12.48 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT and ATI Radeon X1600 PRO, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT and ATI Radeon X1600 PRO. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

9.0c (9_3)
DirectX
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2.1
OpenGL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT and ATI Radeon X1600 PRO 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 NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or ATI Radeon X1600 PRO good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
ATI Radeon X1600 PRO
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
ATI Radeon X1600 PRO
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
ATI Radeon X1600 PRO
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
ATI Radeon X1600 PRO
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
ATI Radeon X1600 PRO
Legend
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 NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT

Cheaper ($19.99 (0.3x MSRP) vs $114 (0.6x MSRP))

More memory bandwidth (16 GB/s vs 12.48 GB/s)

Advantages of ATI Radeon X1600 PRO

97.54% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (90 nm vs 110 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (256 MB vs 128 MB)

So, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or ATI Radeon X1600 PRO?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend ATI Radeon X1600 PRO .

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT versus ATI Radeon X1600 PRO performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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