GeForce 6600 vs HD Graphics 5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 5000 with GeForce 6600, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 5000
2013
30 Watt
1.51
+586%

HD Graphics 5000 outperforms 6600 by a whopping 586% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9821382
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.47no data
ArchitectureGeneration 7.5 (2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameHaswell GT3NV43 A2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date27 May 2013 (11 years ago)12 August 2004 (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 cores320no data
Core clock speed200 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,300 million146 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Wattno data
Texture fill rate40.002.400
Floating-point processing power0.64 TFLOPSno data
ROPs44
TMUs408

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedDDR
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data8 GB/s
Shared memory+no 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x 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.

Quick Sync+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.32.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan+N/A

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.

HD Graphics 5000 1.51
+586%
GeForce 6600 0.22

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.

HD Graphics 5000 584
+579%
GeForce 6600 86

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 HD11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Fortnite 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Valorant 35−40
+600%
5−6
−600%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Fortnite 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 4 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Valorant 35−40
+600%
5−6
−600%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Valorant 35−40
+600%
5−6
−600%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Valorant 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Valorant 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4 0−1

This is how HD Graphics 5000 and GeForce 6600 compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 5000 is 1000% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 0.22
Recency 27 May 2013 12 August 2004
Chip lithography 22 nm 110 nm

HD Graphics 5000 has a 586.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics 5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 5000 is a notebook card while GeForce 6600 is a desktop one.

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