NVIDIA GeForce 6600
VS
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
NVIDIA GeForce 6600
VS
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce 6600  vs  NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500.

not rated
Place in performance rating
not rated
0.69
Value for money (0-100)
0.27
Curie
Architecture
Rankine
NV43 A2
Code name
NV34 B1
Desktop
Type
Desktop
12 August 2004 (17 years ago)
Release date
17 March 2004 (17 years ago)
no data
Launch price (MSRP)
$36.99
$150
Price now
$90 (2.4x MSRP)
NV43 A2
GPU code name
NV34 B1
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce 6600  vs  NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

300 MHz
Core clock speed
270 MHz
146 million
Transistor count
45 million
110 nm
Manufacturing process technology
150 nm
2.400
Texture fill rate
1.080
146 million
Number of transistors
45 million

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce 6600 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 1.0 x16
Interface
AGP 8x
no data
Length
152 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
None

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce 6600 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500.

DDR
Memory type
DDR
256 MB
Maximum RAM amount
64 MB
128 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
500 MHz
Memory clock speed
332 MHz
8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
5.312 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce 6600 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500.

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce 6600 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

9.0c (9_3)
DirectX
9.0a
2.1
OpenGL
1.5 (2.1)

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce 6600 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6600
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6600
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6600
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6600
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6600
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 6600

0.38% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (110 nm vs 150 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (256 MB vs 64 MB)

More memory bandwidth (8 GB/s vs 5.312 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500

Cheaper ($90 (2.4x MSRP) vs $150)

So, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce 6600 .

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 versus NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

Passmark

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User rating

3.6 Out of 14 Hitesti Score
4.6 Out of 12 Hitesti Score