GeForce Go 6600 vs GTX 470

Place in the ranking	517	1403
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.35	no data
Power efficiency	2.58	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	GF100	NV43 A2
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	26 March 2010 (14 years ago)	29 September 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	448	12
Core clock speed	607 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	375 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	146 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	34.05	2.400
Floating-point processing power	1.089 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	40	4
TMUs	56	8

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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-II
Length	241 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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 type	GDDR5	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)	350 MHz
Memory bandwidth	133.9 GB/s	11.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.1	3.0
OpenGL	4.2	2.1
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

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.

GTX 470 8.07
+4383%

Go 6600 0.18

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.

GTX 470 3110
+4407%

Go 6600 69

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:

900p	55 +5400%	1−2 −5400%
Full HD	64 +6300%	1−2 −6300%
1200p	53 +5200%	1−2 −5200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.45

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14
+550%

2−3

−550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	0−1
Battlefield 5	24−27	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	18−20	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Hitman 3	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +475%	8−9 −475%
Metro Exodus	24−27	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +104%	27−30 −104%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	0−1
Battlefield 5	24−27	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	18−20	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Hitman 3	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +475%	8−9 −475%
Metro Exodus	24−27	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +156%	9−10 −156%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +104%	27−30 −104%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	18−20	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Hitman 3	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +475%	8−9 −475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +156%	9−10 −156%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +104%	27−30 −104%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	9−10	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	30−35	0−1
Hitman 3	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Metro Exodus	10−11	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+600%

2−3

−600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	4−5	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	0−1
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+300%

2−3

−300%

This is how GTX 470 and Go 6600 compete in popular games:

GTX 470 is 5400% faster in 900p
GTX 470 is 6300% faster in 1080p
GTX 470 is 5200% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 470 is 750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 470 surpassed Go 6600 in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.07	0.18
Recency	26 March 2010	29 September 2005
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	110 nm

GTX 470 has a 4383.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 470 is a desktop card while GeForce Go 6600 is a notebook one.

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