ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT vs GeForce 6600 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6600 GT and Radeon HD 2400 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

6600 GT
2004
128 MB GDDR3
0.37
+19.4%

6600 GT outperforms ATI HD 2400 XT by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12731324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.85
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameNV43 A2RV610
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 August 2004 (20 years ago)28 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64.95 no data

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.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data40
Core clock speed500 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors146 million180 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt
Texture fill rate4.0002.600
Floating-point processing powerno data0.052 TFLOPS
ROPs44
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).

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount128 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s8 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)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model3.04.0
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

6600 GT 0.37
+19.4%
ATI HD 2400 XT 0.31

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

6600 GT 142
+20.3%
ATI HD 2400 XT 118

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 0.31
Recency 12 August 2004 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 65 nm

6600 GT has a 19.4% higher aggregate performance score.

ATI HD 2400 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 69.2% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 6600 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2400 XT in performance tests.


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