ATI Radeon X800 VE AGP vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X800 VE AGP and NVIDIA GeForce 6600 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X800 VE AGP
- Around 42% higher core clock speed: 425 MHz vs 300 MHz
- 2.8x more texture fill rate: 6.8 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
- 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
- Around 59% higher memory clock speed: 796 MHz vs 500 MHz
Core clock speed | 425 MHz vs 300 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 6.8 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s |
Maximum memory size | 256 MB vs 128 MB |
Memory clock speed | 796 MHz vs 500 MHz |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6600
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 110 nm vs 130 nm
Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm vs 130 nm |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon X800 VE AGP
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Name | ATI Radeon X800 VE AGP | NVIDIA GeForce 6600 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 86 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 39 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 211 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 211 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon X800 VE AGP | NVIDIA GeForce 6600 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | R400 | Curie |
Code name | R420 | NV43 A2 |
Launch date | 1 September 2004 | 12 August 2004 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1686 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 425 MHz | 300 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 110 nm |
Texture fill rate | 6.8 GTexel / s | 2.4 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 160 million | 146 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0b | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 25.47 GB / s | 8 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 796 MHz | 500 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR |