NVIDIA GeForce 6600 AGP vs NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV43 | G72 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Curie | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 112 million |
| Die size | 154 mm² | 81 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 12th, 2004 | Mar 22nd, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 AGP | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 146 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce FX | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Successor | GeForce 7 AGP | GeForce 8 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 300 MHz | 475 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective | 405 MHz 810 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.000 GB/s | 6.480 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 3 | 5 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.200 GPixel/s | 1.900 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 225.0 MVertices/s | 593.8 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 2.400 GTexel/s | 3.800 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | P229, P295 | P381 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
