GeForce 6600 GT AGP vs GT 520MX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1225 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.67 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | NV43 A2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 May 2011 (14 years ago) | 14 November 2004 (21 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 cores | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 146 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1728 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x Molex |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 15.2 GB/s |
| 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 May 2011 | 14 November 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 47 Watt |
GT 520MX has an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 175% more advanced lithography process, and 135% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 520MX and GeForce 6600 GT AGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 520MX is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 6600 GT AGP is a desktop one.
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