GeForce 6600 vs Quadro 600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 600 with GeForce 6600, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 600
2010
1 GB DDR3, 40 Watt
1.37
+523%

600 outperforms 6600 by a whopping 523% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10141369
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.15no data
Power efficiency2.35no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGF108NV43 A2
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 December 2010 (14 years ago)12 August 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores96no data
Core clock speed640 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors585 million146 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Wattno data
Texture fill rate10.242.400
Floating-point processing power0.2458 TFLOPSno data
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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1-

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.

Quadro 600 1.37
+523%
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.

Quadro 600 529
+515%
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 1.37 0.22
Recency 13 December 2010 12 August 2004
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 110 nm

Quadro 600 has a 522.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro 600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 600 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 6600 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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