NVIDIA GeForce 6600 VE vs NVIDIA Quadro4 100 NVS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV43 | NV17 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Curie | Celsius |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 29 million |
| Die size | 154 mm² | 65 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | 2005 | Dec 22nd, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 PCIe | Quadro4 NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Reviews | 146 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce PCX | — |
| Successor | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 300 MHz | 250 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective | 166 MHz 332 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 6.400 GB/s | 5.312 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 0 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.200 GPixel/s | 500.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 150.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 1.200 GTexel/s | 1.000 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 10 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x LFH60 |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 1.1 |
| Vertex shader | — | 1.1 |
