Arctic Sound 2T vs GeForce 6600 GT
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1379 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | NV43 A2 | Arctic Sound |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 August 2004 (22 years ago) | 2021 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64.95 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 7680 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 8,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 500 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 216.0 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 13.82 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 4 | 120 ×2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 240 ×2 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 8 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on 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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 16 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 4096 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 1.23 TB/s ×2 |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 10 nm |
Arctic Sound 2T has a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 6600 GT and Arctic Sound 2T. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 6600 GT is a desktop graphics card while Arctic Sound 2T is a workstation one.
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