NVIDIA GeForce 6600 VE vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV43 | NV35 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Curie | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 135 million |
| Die size | 154 mm² | 207 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | FX 5900 Ultra |
Graphics Card
| Release date | 2005 | Oct 23rd, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 PCIe | GeForce FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 146 in our database | 11 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce PCX | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Successor | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 6 AGP |
| Launch price | — | 499 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective | 425 MHz 850 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 6.400 GB/s | 27.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 3 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.200 GPixel/s | 1.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 150.0 MVertices/s | 337.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.200 GTexel/s | 3.600 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 59 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x Molex |
| Length | — | 218 mm 8.6 inches |
| Board number | — | P172 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0a |
