NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600 VE

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

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 VE

  • Around 17% higher core clock speed: 350 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 17% higher texture fill rate: 1.4 GTexel / s vs 1.2 GTexel / s
  • Around 75% higher memory clock speed: 700 MHz vs 400 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate 1.4 GTexel / s vs 1.2 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed 700 MHz vs 400 MHz

Compare benchmarks

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

Name NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE NVIDIA GeForce 6600 VE
PassMark - G3D Mark 51
PassMark - G2D Mark 234
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 207
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 207

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE NVIDIA GeForce 6600 VE

Essentials

Architecture Curie Curie
Code name NV43 A2 NV43 A2
Launch date 1 January 2005 1 January 2005
Place in performance rating 1267 not rated
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 300 MHz 350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 110 nm 110 nm
Texture fill rate 1.2 GTexel / s 1.4 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 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 6.4 GB / s 11.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 400 MHz 700 MHz
Memory type DDR GDDR3