Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and NVIDIA GeForce 6600 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

NVIDIA GeForce 6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 17% higher core clock speed: 350 MHz vs 300 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 110 nm

Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 12 August 2004
Core clock speed	350 MHz vs 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 110 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6600

Name	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA GeForce 6600
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	294
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)

	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Essentials
Architecture	Ivy Bridge	Curie
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	NV43 A2
Launch date	1 October 2012	12 August 2004
Place in performance rating	1689	1686
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	6
Texture fill rate		2.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count		146 million
API support
DirectX	11.0	9.0c
OpenGL		2.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	128 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		128 MB
Memory bandwidth		8 GB / s
Memory clock speed		500 MHz
Memory type		DDR
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		None