ATI Mobility Radeon X700 vs GeForce 6600

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1421not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code nameNV43 A2M26
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 August 2004 (20 years ago)1 March 2005 (20 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 data14
Core clock speed300 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data350 MHz
Number of transistors146 million120 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm110 nm
Texture fill rate2.4002.800
ROPs44
TMUs88

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 datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount256 MB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz300 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s9.6 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0b (9_2)
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.12.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 August 2004 1 March 2005
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB

GeForce 6600 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI Mobility X700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 6600 and Mobility Radeon X700. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 6600 is a desktop graphics card while Mobility Radeon X700 is a notebook one.

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