GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile vs 6600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6600 with GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 6600
2004
256 MB DDR
0.22

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile outperforms 6600 by a whopping 23000% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking137358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data30.42
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNV43 A2GA103S
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 August 2004 (20 years ago)25 January 2022 (2 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 coresno data7424
Core clock speed300 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1260 MHz
Number of transistors146 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology110 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data115 Watt
Texture fill rate2.400292.3
Floating-point processing powerno data18.71 TFLOPS
ROPs496
TMUs8232
Tensor Coresno data232
Ray Tracing Coresno data58

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 6600 0.22
RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 50.82
+23000%

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.

GeForce 6600 86
RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 19536
+22616%

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 HD0−1140
1440p-0−190
4K-0−159

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 129
+0%
129
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
+0%
136
+0%
Elden Ring 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 122
+0%
122
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 277
+0%
277
+0%
Metro Exodus 112
+0%
112
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 341
+0%
341
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 101
+0%
101
+0%
Dota 2 150
+0%
150
+0%
Elden Ring 175
+0%
175
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 229
+0%
229
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 146
+0%
146
+0%
Metro Exodus 98
+0%
98
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 174
+0%
174
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+0%
88
+0%
Dota 2 151
+0%
151
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200
+0%
200
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 292
+0%
292
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 101
+0%
101
+0%
Elden Ring 113
+0%
113
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 101
+0%
101
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
World of Tanks 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
+0%
55
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150
+0%
150
+0%
Metro Exodus 93
+0%
93
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 86
+0%
86
+0%
Valorant 223
+0%
223
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Dota 2 120
+0%
120
+0%
Elden Ring 51
+0%
51
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 120
+0%
120
+0%
Metro Exodus 48
+0%
48
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120
+0%
120
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+0%
27
+0%
Dota 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+0%
93
+0%
Valorant 128
+0%
128
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.22 50.82
Recency 12 August 2004 25 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 110 nm 8 nm

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has a 23000% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 6600 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.


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