NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE and NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 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 6600 LE

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 4.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 234 vs 53
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 January 2005 vs 12 August 2004
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 234 vs 53

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT

  • Around 67% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 3.3x more texture fill rate: 4 GTexel / s vs 1.2 GTexel / s
  • 2.5x more memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 143 vs 51
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 500 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate 4 GTexel / s vs 1.2 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz vs 400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 143 vs 51

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
51
143
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
234
53
Name NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 51 143
PassMark - G2D Mark 234 53
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 207
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 207

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT

Essentials

Architecture Curie Curie
Code name NV43 A2 NV43 A2
Launch date 1 January 2005 12 August 2004
Place in performance rating 1292 1588
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $64.95
Price now $64.95
Value for money (0-100) 2.05

Technical info

Core clock speed 300 MHz 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 110 nm 110 nm
Texture fill rate 1.2 GTexel / s 4 GTexel / s
Transistor count 146 million 146 million

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 None None

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 6.4 GB / s 16 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 400 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory type DDR GDDR3