UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) vs GeForce 6600

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UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) UHD Graphics 32EU UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6600 with UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake), including specs and performance data.

GeForce 6600
2004
256 MB DDR
0.22

UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) outperforms 6600 by a whopping 1518% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GeForce 6600 GeForce 6600
UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1369723
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)no data
GPU code nameNV43 A2no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 August 2004 (20 years ago)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 data32
Core clock speed300 MHz1250 MHz
Number of transistors146 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology110 nmno data
Texture fill rate2.400no data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no data

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 x16no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDRno data
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth8 GB/sno data

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-Videono data

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12_1
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD0−113

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 13
+0%
13
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9
+0%
9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+0%
15
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+0%
6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.22 3.56

UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) has a 1518.2% higher aggregate performance score.

The UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 6600 is a desktop card while UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

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9300 GE GeForce 9300 GE
UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)
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GT 750M GeForce GT 750M
GeForce 6600 GeForce 6600
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ATI X800 Radeon X800
ATI 9700 PRO Radeon 9700 PRO
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ATI FireGL X1-256 FireGL X1 256
8800 GTS 512 GeForce 8800 GTS 512
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9700M GTS GeForce 9700M GTS
8800 GTS 512 GeForce 8800 GTS 512
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RTX 3050 Ti Mobile GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile
7950 GX2 GeForce 7950 GX2
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RTX 4070 Mobile GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
7300 GT GeForce 7300 GT
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ATI X1300 PRO Radeon X1300 PRO
6600 GT Dual GeForce 6600 GT Dual
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UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake)
FX 5900 Ultra GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
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FX 5700 LE GeForce FX 5700 LE
256 DDR GeForce 256 DDR
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RTX 3080 Ti Mobile GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
256 SDR GeForce 256 SDR
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L40 L40
Riva TNT Riva TNT
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RTX 6000 Ada Generation RTX 6000 Ada Generation

Community ratings

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