Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce 6600 VE

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated337
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)no data
GPU code nameNV43no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2005 (20 years ago)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 speed300 MHzno data
Number of transistors146 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology110 nmno data
Texture fill rate1.200no data
ROPs4no data
TMUs4no 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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount128 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed200 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/sno data

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-Videono data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)no data
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between GeForce 6600 VE and Radeon RX 6500. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 6600 VE is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook one.

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NVIDIA GeForce 6600 VE
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