GeForce 6600 vs Radeon R5 M330

Place in the ranking	972	1373
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.94	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Exo	NV43 A2
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 May 2015 (9 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
Compute units	5	no data
Core clock speed	955 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1030 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	690 million	146 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	20.60	2.400
Floating-point processing power	0.6592 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	20	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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

HD3D	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
ZeroCore	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	Not Listed	N/A
Vulkan	+	N/A
Mantle	+	-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R5 M330 1.55
+605%

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.

R5 M330 595
+592%

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 HD

9
+800%

1−2

−800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	2−3	0−1
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Fortnite	7−8	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7	0−1
World of Tanks	30−35 +700%	4−5 −700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%

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	3−4	0−1
Valorant	7−8	0−1

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	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	1−2	0−1
Valorant	2−3	0−1

This is how R5 M330 and GeForce 6600 compete in popular games:

R5 M330 is 800% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.55	0.22
Recency	5 May 2015	12 August 2004
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	110 nm

R5 M330 has a 604.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R5 M330 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 M330 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.