GeForce Go 6600 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and GeForce Go 6600, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6970M Crossfire
2011
2x2 GB GDDR5
8.40
+4841%

HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms Go 6600 by a whopping 4841% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking5581493
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameBlackcomb XTNV43 A2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2011 (15 years ago)29 September 2005 (20 years ago)

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 cores192012
Core clock speed680 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data375 MHz
Number of transistors2x1700 Million146 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm110 nm
Texture fill rateno data2.400
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
Interfaceno dataMXM-II

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount2x2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz350 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data11.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX119.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p94
+9300%
1−2
−9300%
Full HD102
+5000%
2−3
−5000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 40−45 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Palworld 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 16−18 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 35−40 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 40−45 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Far Cry 5 27−30 0−1
Fortnite 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Palworld 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
Valorant 85−90
+254%
24−27
−254%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 35−40 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 40−45 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+1100%
10−12
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Dota 2 60−65
+688%
8−9
−688%
Far Cry 5 27−30 0−1
Fortnite 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35 0−1
Metro Exodus 16−18 0−1
Palworld 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Valorant 85−90
+254%
24−27
−254%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Dota 2 60−65
+688%
8−9
−688%
Far Cry 5 27−30 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Valorant 85−90
+254%
24−27
−254%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Palworld 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11 0−1
Metro Exodus 9−10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Valorant 85−90
+8500%
1−2
−8500%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18−20 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Far Cry 5 16−18 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 20−22 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 16−18 0−1
Palworld 12−14 0−1

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
Palworld 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10 0−1
Valorant 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 30−35 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Palworld 5−6 0−1

This is how HD 6970M Crossfire and Go 6600 compete in popular games:

  • HD 6970M Crossfire is 9300% faster in 900p
  • HD 6970M Crossfire is 5000% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6970M Crossfire is 2150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 6970M Crossfire surpassed Go 6600 in all 25 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.40 0.17
Recency 6 January 2011 29 September 2005
Chip lithography 40 nm 110 nm

HD 6970M Crossfire has a 4841% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6600 in performance tests.

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