GeForce 6600 AGP vs 7800 GS AGP

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG70NV43 A2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 February 2006 (18 years ago)12 August 2004 (20 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 speed375 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors302 million146 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate6.0002.400
ROPs84
TMUs168

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 8xPCIe 1.0 x16
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 amount256 MB128 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 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)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.12.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 February 2006 12 August 2004
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB

7800 GS AGP has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7800 GS AGP and GeForce 6600 AGP. We've got no test results to judge.


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