Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) vs GeForce 6600 GT Dual
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 667 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 15.27 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | NV43 A2 | Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 August 2004 (21 years ago) | 28 May 2019 (6 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 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 12-25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 ×2 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 ×2 | no data |
| TMUs | 8 ×2 | no data |
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 | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB ×2 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit ×2 | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 560 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 17.92 GB/s ×2 | no data |
| 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 August 2004 | 28 May 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 10 nm |
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) has an age advantage of 14 years, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 6600 GT Dual and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 6600 GT Dual is a desktop graphics card while Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is a notebook one.
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