GeForce Go 6600 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4550 and GeForce Go 6600, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
ATI Mobility HD 4550 outperforms Go 6600 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1301 | 1413 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 1 (2010) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | M92 | NV43 A2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 29 September 2005 (19 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 | 80 | 12 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 375 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 146 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 110 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 4.400 | 2.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.088 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | MXM-II | MXM-II |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 11.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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 HD | 10
+100%
| 5−6
−100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+4%
|
24−27
−4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
+27.3%
|
10−12
−27.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+4%
|
24−27
−4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+4%
|
24−27
−4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 4550 and Go 6600 compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 4550 is 100% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Atomic Heart, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4550 is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 4550 is ahead in 13 tests (41%)
- there's a draw in 19 tests (59%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.35 | 0.18 |
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 29 September 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 110 nm |
ATI Mobility HD 4550 has a 94.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Mobility Radeon HD 4550 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6600 in performance tests.
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