ATI Radeon 8500 vs GeForce Go 6600

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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)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameNV43 A2R200
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 September 2005 (19 years ago)14 August 2001 (23 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 cores12no data
Core clock speed300 MHz275 MHz
Boost clock speed375 MHzno data
Number of transistors146 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data23 Watt
Texture fill rate2.4002.200
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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-IIAGP 4x
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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount256 MB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed350 MHz275 MHz
Memory bandwidth11.2 GB/s8.8 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.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)8.1
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.11.4
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.



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
+1050%
ATI 8500 6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 September 2005 14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 64 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 150 nm

Go 6600 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 36.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 6600 and Radeon 8500. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce Go 6600 is a notebook card while Radeon 8500 is a desktop 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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NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600
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