GeForce RTX 4080 vs 6600 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6600 GT and GeForce RTX 4080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

6600 GT
2004
128 MB GDDR3
0.37

RTX 4080 outperforms 6600 GT by a whopping 24068% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12874
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.10
Power efficiencyno data19.28
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNV43 A2AD103
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 August 2004 (20 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64.95 $1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 coresno data9728
Core clock speed500 MHz2205 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2505 MHz
Number of transistors146 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data320 Watt
Texture fill rate4.000761.5
Floating-point processing powerno data48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs4112
TMUs8304
Tensor Coresno data304
Ray Tracing Coresno data76

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data310 mm
Width1-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount128 MB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s716.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

6600 GT 0.37
RTX 4080 89.42
+24068%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

6600 GT 142
RTX 4080 34576
+24249%

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:

Full HD0−1234
1440p0−1163
4K-0−1107

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.12
1440pno data7.36
4Kno data11.21

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 240−250
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240−250
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Counter-Strike 2 200−210
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200−210
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 231
+0%
231
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 227
+0%
227
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 217
+0%
217
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 231
+0%
231
+0%
Far Cry 5 223
+0%
223
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 249
+0%
249
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 550−600
+0%
550−600
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 205
+0%
205
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 202
+0%
202
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 210
+0%
210
+0%
Dota 2 249
+0%
249
+0%
Far Cry 5 218
+0%
218
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 239
+0%
239
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 178
+0%
178
+0%
Metro Exodus 213
+0%
213
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 545
+0%
545
+0%
Valorant 550−600
+0%
550−600
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170
+0%
170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 190
+0%
190
+0%
Dota 2 233
+0%
233
+0%
Far Cry 5 204
+0%
204
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 259
+0%
259
+0%
Valorant 575
+0%
575
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 162
+0%
162
+0%
Metro Exodus 154
+0%
154
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 129
+0%
129
+0%
Far Cry 5 201
+0%
201
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 191
+0%
191
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 185
+0%
185
+0%
Metro Exodus 104
+0%
104
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 187
+0%
187
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 29
+0%
29
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+0%
63
+0%
Dota 2 227
+0%
227
+0%
Far Cry 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 89.42
Recency 12 August 2004 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 110 nm 5 nm

RTX 4080 has a 24067.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6600 GT in performance tests.

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