NVIDIA GeForce 6100 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 6100 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 NVIDIA GeForce 6100

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 42% higher core clock speed: 425 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 44 vs 39
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 October 2004 vs 12 August 2004
Core clock speed 425 MHz vs 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 110 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 44 vs 39

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6600

  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 86 vs 27
  • Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 211 vs 111
  • Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 211 vs 111
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 86 vs 27
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 211 vs 111
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 211 vs 111

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 6100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
27
86
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
44
39
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
111
211
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
111
211
Name NVIDIA GeForce 6100 NVIDIA GeForce 6600
PassMark - G3D Mark 27 86
PassMark - G2D Mark 44 39
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 111 211
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 111 211

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 6100 NVIDIA GeForce 6600

Essentials

Architecture Curie Curie
Code name C51 NV43 A2
Launch date 11 October 2004 12 August 2004
Place in performance rating 1689 1686
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 425 MHz 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 110 nm
Texture fill rate 2.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count 146 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCI PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 500 MHz
Memory type DDR