Intel HD Graphics 3000 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT AGP
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Sandy Bridge GT2 | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Generation 6.0 | Curie |
| Foundry | Intel | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 32 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 624 million | 146 million |
| Die size | 149 mm² | 154 mm² |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | Feb 1st, 2011 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | HD Graphics-M (Sandy Bridge) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | Ring Bus | — |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 350 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1000 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | System Shared | 475 MHz 950 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 500 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 15.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 12 | 8 |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
| Execution units | 12 | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 8 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 3 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.000 GPixel/s | 2.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 12.00 GTexel/s | 4.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 192.0 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 375.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 47 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x Molex |
| Board number | — | P218 SKU 2 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.1 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Nov 14th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 6 AGP |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | — | 146 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce FX |
| Successor | — | GeForce 7 AGP |
