NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 540

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual and NVIDIA Quadro FX 540 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual

  • Around 50% higher core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 9.8x more texture fill rate: 2x 3.6 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 2.4 GTexel / s
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2x 128 MB vs 128 MB
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 500 MHz
Core clock speed 450 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate 2x 3.6 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 2.4 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size 2x 128 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz vs 500 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 540

Name NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual NVIDIA Quadro FX 540
PassMark - G3D Mark 81
PassMark - G2D Mark 294

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual NVIDIA Quadro FX 540

Essentials

Architecture Curie Curie
Code name NV43 A2 NV43 A2
Launch date 12 August 2004 9 August 2004
Place in performance rating not rated 550
Type Desktop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $299
Price now $59.99
Value for money (0-100) 1.71

Technical info

Core clock speed 450 MHz 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 110 nm 110 nm
Texture fill rate 2x 3.6 GTexel / s billion / sec 2.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count 146 million 146 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video 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 None
Length 198 mm

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2x 128 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 2x 16 GB / s 8 GB / s
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 500 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3

Navigation

Choose a GPU

Compare videocards

Compare NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual with others

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual NVIDIA
GeForce 6600 GT Dual
vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 540 NVIDIA
Quadro FX 540
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual NVIDIA
GeForce 6600 GT Dual
vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 NVIDIA
Quadro FX 1400
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Dual NVIDIA
GeForce 6600 GT Dual
vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300 NVIDIA
Quadro FX 1300