NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 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).

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS

NVIDIA GeForce 6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 33% higher core clock speed: 400 MHz vs 300 MHz
2x more texture fill rate: 4.8 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 500 MHz
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 159 vs 86
Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 331 vs 211
Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 331 vs 211

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 March 2006 vs 12 August 2004
Core clock speed	400 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate	4.8 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	800 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	159 vs 86
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	331 vs 211
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	331 vs 211

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6600

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

159

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

331

211

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

331

211

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS	NVIDIA GeForce 6600
PassMark - G3D Mark	159	86
PassMark - G2D Mark	39	39
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	331	211
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	331	211

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS	NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	Curie
Code name	G73	NV43 A2
Launch date	22 March 2006	12 August 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$84.99
Place in performance rating	1681	1684
Price now	$84.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	2.06
Technical info
Core clock speed	400 MHz	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	110 nm
Texture fill rate	4.8 GTexel / s	2.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt
Transistor count	177 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	12.8 GB / s	8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	500 MHz
Memory type	DDR2	DDR