NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 EP vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 EP 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 FX 5700 EP
- Around 42% higher core clock speed: 425 MHz vs 300 MHz
Core clock speed | 425 MHz vs 300 MHz |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6600
- Around 41% higher texture fill rate: 2.4 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 110 nm vs 130 nm
- Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 500 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate | 2.4 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s |
Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm vs 130 nm |
Memory clock speed | 500 MHz vs 400 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 EP
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Name | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 EP | NVIDIA GeForce 6600 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 86 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 39 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 211 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 211 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 EP | NVIDIA GeForce 6600 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Rankine | Curie |
Code name | NV36 A1 | NV43 A2 |
Launch date | 1 September 2004 | 12 August 2004 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1686 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 425 MHz | 300 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 110 nm |
Texture fill rate | 1.7 GTexel / s | 2.4 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 82 million | 146 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0a | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 2.1 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 128 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB / s | 8 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 500 MHz |
Memory type | DDR | DDR |