NVIDIA GeForce 6600 VE vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200
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 |
| GPU variant | — | GF-GO7200-N-A3 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | 2005 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 PCIe | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 146 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce PCX | — |
| Successor | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective | 350 MHz 700 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 32 bit |
| Bandwidth | 6.400 GB/s | 2.800 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 3 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 1 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.200 GPixel/s | 450.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 150.0 MVertices/s | 337.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.200 GTexel/s | 1.800 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
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 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Sep 1st, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce Go 7 (Go 7000) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce Go 6 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 8M |
