GeForce 6600 vs G205M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce G205M with GeForce 6600, including specs and performance data.

GeForce G205M
2009
14 Watt
0.24
+9.1%

G205M outperforms 6600 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13671369
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.17no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameC79NV43 A2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date8 January 2009 (15 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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores16no data
Core clock speed450 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors314 million146 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Wattno data
Texture fill rate3.6002.400
Floating-point processing power0.0352 TFLOPSno data
ROPs44
TMUs88

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
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedDDR
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data8 GB/s
Shared memory+no 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.03.0
OpenGL3.32.1
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.

GeForce G205M 0.24
+9.1%
GeForce 6600 0.22

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.

GeForce G205M 91
+5.8%
GeForce 6600 86

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 0.24 0.22
Recency 8 January 2009 12 August 2004
Chip lithography 65 nm 110 nm

GeForce G205M has a 9.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 69.2% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce G205M and GeForce 6600.

Be aware that GeForce G205M is a notebook card while GeForce 6600 is a desktop one.


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