Intel HD Graphics 3000 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 3000 and NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics 3000

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 3000

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 89% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 450 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 110 nm

Launch date	1 February 2011 vs 12 August 2004
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 110 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual

13.9x more texture fill rate: 2x 3.6 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 1.7 GTexel / s

Texture fill rate	2x 3.6 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 1.7 GTexel / s

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual

Name	Intel HD Graphics 3000	NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual
PassMark - G3D Mark	261
PassMark - G2D Mark	35
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1137
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1137
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	101

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 3000	NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 6.0	Curie
Code name	Sandy Bridge GT2	NV43 A2
Launch date	1 February 2011	12 August 2004
Place in performance rating	1604	not rated
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	850 MHz	450 MHz
Floating-point performance	20.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	12
Texture fill rate	1.7 GTexel / s	2x 3.6 GTexel / s billion / sec
Transistor count	995 million	146 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	10.1	9.0c
OpenGL	3.1	2.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	2x 128 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		2x 128 MB
Memory bandwidth		2x 16 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1000 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3