NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT AGP vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV43 | G98 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 154 mm² | 86 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | NB9M-GS |
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 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 580 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 475 MHz 950 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1450 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 15.20 GB/s | 11.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 3 | — |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 8 |
| SM count | — | 1 |
| Cache L2 | — | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.000 GPixel/s | 2.320 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 375.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 4.000 GTexel/s | 2.320 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 23.20 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 47 W | 12 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x Molex | — |
| Board number | P218 SKU 2 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Aug 15th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | NVS Mobile |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-I |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
