Intel HD Graphics 500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Apollo Lake GT1 | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Generation 9.0 | Curie |
| Foundry | Intel | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 146 million |
| Die size | unknown | 154 mm² |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | Sep 1st, 2015 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | HD Graphics-T (Goldmont) | — |
| Production | Active | — |
| Interface | Ring Bus | — |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 200 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 650 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | System Shared | 500 MHz 1000 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 | 16.00 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 | 1.300 GPixel/s | 2.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 7.800 GTexel/s | 4.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 124.8 GFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 15.60 GFLOPS (1:8) | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 375.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 6 W | unknown |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P216 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | — |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Aug 12th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 199 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 146 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce PCX |
| Successor | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
