GeForce 6600 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4670 with GeForce 6600, including specs and performance data.
ATI Mobility HD 4670 outperforms 6600 by a whopping 450% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1056 | 1373 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.38 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | M96 | NV43 A2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 9 January 2009 (16 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 cores | 320 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 514 million | 146 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 21.60 | 2.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.432 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 8 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API 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.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Elden Ring | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Elden Ring | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Fortnite | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| World of Tanks | 27−30
+575%
|
4−5
−575%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.21 | 0.22 |
| Recency | 9 January 2009 | 12 August 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 110 nm |
ATI Mobility HD 4670 has a 450% 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 4670 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 4670 is a notebook card while GeForce 6600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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