Radeon R8 M535DX vs GeForce 6600 GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 6600 GT with Radeon R8 M535DX, including specs and performance data.
R8 M535DX outperforms 6600 GT by a whopping 371% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1350 | 990 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | NV43 A2 | Meso |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 August 2004 (21 years ago) | 18 April 2017 (8 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 891 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 17.82 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.5702 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
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 | IGP |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 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 outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.34 | 1.60 |
| Recency | 12 August 2004 | 18 April 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 28 nm |
R8 M535DX has a 370.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon R8 M535DX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6600 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 6600 GT is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R8 M535DX is a notebook one.
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