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NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT AGP

Graphics Processor
NV43
Pixel Shaders
8
Vertex Shaders
3
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
Memory Size
128 MB
Memory Type
GDDR3
Bus Width
128 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The GeForce 6600 GT AGP was a graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on November 14th, 2004. Built on the 110 nm process, and based on the NV43 graphics processor, the card supports DirectX 9.0c. Since GeForce 6600 GT AGP does not support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12, it might not be able to run all the latest games. The NV43 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 154 mm² and 146 million transistors. It features 8 pixel shaders and 3 vertex shaders, 8 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. Due to the lack of unified shaders you will not be able to run recent games at all (which require unified shader/DX10+ support). NVIDIA has paired 128 MB GDDR3 memory with the GeForce 6600 GT AGP, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 500 MHz, memory is running at 475 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT AGP draws power from 1x Molex power connector, with power draw rated at 47 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video. GeForce 6600 GT AGP is connected to the rest of the system using an AGP 8x interface.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
NV43
Architecture
Curie
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
110 nm
Transistors
146 million
Density
948.1K / mm²
Die Size
154 mm²
Chip Package
BGA-825

Graphics Card

Release Date
Nov 14th, 2004
Generation
GeForce 6 AGP
(6600)
Predecessor
GeForce FX
Successor
GeForce 7 AGP
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
AGP 8x
Reviews
146 in our database

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
500 MHz
Memory Clock
475 MHz
950 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
128 MB
Memory Type
GDDR3
Memory Bus
128 bit
Bandwidth
15.20 GB/s

Render Config

Pixel Shaders
8
Vertex Shaders
3
TMUs
8
ROPs
4

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
2.000 GPixel/s
Vertex Rate
375.0 MVertices/s
Texture Rate
4.000 GTexel/s

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
TDP
47 W
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x DVI
1x VGA
1x S-Video
Power Connectors
1x Molex
Board Number
P218 SKU 2

Graphics Features

DirectX
9.0c (9_3)
OpenGL
2.0 (full)
2.1 (partial)
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
Shader Model
3.0

NV43 GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP1
VDPAU: No Support

Latest Drivers:
Windows 2000:
ForceWare Release 93.71 / 93.81 Beta
Quadro Release 261.19

Windows XP / Server 2003 x64:
GeForce Release 307.83
Quadro Release R310 U7 (312.69)

Windows Vista / 7 / 8:
GeForce Release 309.08
Quadro Release R310 U7 (312.69)

Retail boards based on this design (1)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
500 MHz 475 MHz
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