GeForce 6600 GT vs Radeon R6 M340DX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R6 M340DX with GeForce 6600 GT, including specs and performance data.
R6 M340DX outperforms 6600 GT by a whopping 682% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 849 | 1350 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Jet | NV43 A2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 December 2015 (9 years ago) | 12 August 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $64.95 |
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 | 384 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 955 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1030 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 146 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 110 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 24.72 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.791 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | IGP | 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 | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 16 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 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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
+900%
| 1−2
−900%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 64.95 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+780%
|
5−6
−780%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
+767%
|
6−7
−767%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 27−30
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 40−45
+780%
|
5−6
−780%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 27−30
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 40−45
+780%
|
5−6
−780%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
This is how R6 M340DX and 6600 GT compete in popular games:
- R6 M340DX is 900% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| Recency | 12 December 2015 | 12 August 2004 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 110 nm |
R6 M340DX has a 682.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon R6 M340DX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6600 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R6 M340DX is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 6600 GT is a desktop one.
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