Arc A750 vs GeForce Go 6600

Place in the ranking	1403	177
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	56.34
Power efficiency	no data	9.57
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	NV43 A2	DG2-512
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 September 2005 (19 years ago)	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$289

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	12	3584
Core clock speed	300 MHz	2050 MHz
Boost clock speed	375 MHz	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	146 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.400	537.6
Floating-point processing power	no data	17.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	112
TMUs	8	224
Tensor Cores	no data	448
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	DDR	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	350 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	11.2 GB/s	512.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.6
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

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.

Go 6600 0.18

Arc A750 31.43
+17361%

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.

Go 6600 69

Arc A750 12109
+17449%

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 HD	0−1	108
1440p	-0−1	58
4K	-0−1	35

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.68
1440p	no data	4.98
4K	no data	8.26

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−14900%

300−310
+14900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1967%	62 +1967%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4300%	85−90 +4300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2250%	90−95 +2250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2125%	170−180 +2125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4025%	160−170 +4025%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −382%	130−140 +382%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3433%	106 +3433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4300%	85−90 +4300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2250%	90−95 +2250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2125%	170−180 +2125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −5875%	239 +5875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −911%	90−95 +911%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −382%	130−140 +382%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1400%	45 +1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4300%	85−90 +4300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2250%	90−95 +2250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1313%	113 +1313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4875%	199 +4875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −667%	69 +667%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −125%	63 +125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −867%	55−60 +867%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −4500%	92 +4500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3700%

75−80
+3700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2700%	28 +2700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	30

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1900%

40−45
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90 +0%	90 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +0%	76 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	69 +0%	69 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90 +0%	90 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 +0%	38 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	54 +0%	54 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Metro Exodus	86 +0%	86 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	145 +0%	145 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57 +0%	57 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	80 +0%	80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	69 +0%	69 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +0%	61 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +0%	84 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30 +0%	30 +0%

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A750 is 5875% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A750 is ahead in 25 tests (38%)
there's a draw in 40 tests (62%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.18	31.43
Recency	29 September 2005	12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	110 nm	6 nm

Arc A750 has a 17361.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1733.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A750 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 6600 is a notebook card while Arc A750 is a desktop one.

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