RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB vs GeForce 6600 GT AGP
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | NV43 A2 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 14 November 2004 (20 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 495 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1170 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 70 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 149.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 9.585 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 8 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 | AGP 8x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | no data |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 475 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 15.2 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 November 2004 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 70 Watt |
6600 GT AGP has 48.9% lower power consumption.
RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 16 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 6600 GT AGP and RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 6600 GT AGP is a desktop graphics card while RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB is a mobile workstation one.
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