GeForce4 MX 460 vs GeForce 6600 GT AGP

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated1512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameNV43 A2NV17 A3
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 November 2004 (20 years ago)6 February 2002 (22 years ago)

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 speed500 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors146 million29 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)47 Wattno data
Texture fill rate4.0001.200
ROPs42
TMUs84

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xAGP 4x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x MolexNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed475 MHz225 MHz
Memory bandwidth15.2 GB/s7.2 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x 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)8.0
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.11.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 November 2004 6 February 2002
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 64 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 150 nm

6600 GT AGP has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 36.4% more advanced lithography process.

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NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT AGP
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