GeForce 6600 GT vs ATI FireGL V3350

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot rated1275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureR500 (2005−2007)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameRV515NV43 A2
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 October 2005 (19 years ago)12 August 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$64.95

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed600 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors107 million146 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm110 nm
Texture fill rate2.4004.000
ROPs44
TMUs48

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB128 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s16 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.02.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2005 12 August 2004
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 110 nm

ATI FireGL V3350 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 22.2% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between FireGL V3350 and GeForce 6600 GT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that FireGL V3350 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 6600 GT is a desktop one.


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