ATI Radeon X1650 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV560 | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV560 XT (215PAGAKA12FG) | — |
| Architecture | R500 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 330 million | 146 million |
| Die size | 230 mm² | 154 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 30th, 2006 | Aug 12th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 199 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 49 in our database | 146 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | GeForce PCX |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | GeForce 7 PCIe |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 525 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 24 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 3 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.200 GPixel/s | 1.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.050 GVertices/s | 225.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 4.200 GTexel/s | 2.400 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 55 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | A880 | P229, P295 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
