GeForce FX 5700 Engineering Sample vs 6600 GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1334not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameNV43 A2NV36S
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 August 2004 (20 years ago)18 August 2003 (21 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed500 MHz425 MHz
Number of transistors146 million82 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt
Texture fill rate4.0001.700
ROPs44
TMUs84

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16AGP 8x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x Molex

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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s8 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0a
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.11.5 (full) 2.0 (partial)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 August 2004 18 August 2003
Chip lithography 110 nm 130 nm

6600 GT has an age advantage of 11 months, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.

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