ATI Radeon X1950 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV570 | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV570 XL | — |
| 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 | Jan 29th, 2007 | Aug 12th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 140 USD | 199 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 144 in our database | 146 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | GeForce PCX |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | GeForce 7 PCIe |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 500 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 38.40 GB/s | 16.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 36 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 3 |
| TMUs | 12 | 8 |
| ROPs | 12 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.000 GPixel/s | 2.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.000 GVertices/s | 375.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 6.000 GTexel/s | 4.000 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 57 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | — | P216 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
