NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 EP vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 EP 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT

  • Around 18% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 425 MHz
  • 2.4x more texture fill rate: 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
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
  • 2.5x more memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 400 MHz
Core clock speed 500 MHz vs 425 MHz
Texture fill rate 4 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 110 nm vs 130 nm
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz vs 400 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 EP
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT

Name NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 EP NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 143
PassMark - G2D Mark 53

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 EP NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT

Essentials

Architecture Rankine Curie
Code name NV36 A1 NV43 A2
Launch date 1 September 2004 12 August 2004
Place in performance rating not rated 1581
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $64.95
Price now $64.95
Value for money (0-100) 2.05

Technical info

Core clock speed 425 MHz 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm 110 nm
Texture fill rate 1.7 GTexel / s 4 GTexel / s
Transistor count 82 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 AGP 8x PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 9.0a 9.0c
OpenGL 1.5 (2.1) 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 3.2 GB / s 16 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 400 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory type DDR GDDR3

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