AMD Radeon X1650 Pro vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600
In the PassMark G3D benchmark the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 scores 86 against 85 for the AMD Radeon X1650 Pro, making it about 1 percent faster than the AMD Radeon X1650 Pro.
The AMD Radeon X1650 Pro carries more video memory (512 MB against 256 MB), which matters at higher resolutions and for larger workloads.
The NVIDIA GeForce 6600 draws less board power (26 W against 44 W).
Measured as benchmark score per watt, the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 is the more efficient of the two (3.3 against 1.9 points per watt).
Comparing 7 specifications that differ between these two cards. Coverage: 6/10 recorded for the AMD Radeon X1650 Pro, 7/10 for the NVIDIA GeForce 6600. Fields neither card records are omitted; fields only one records are shown as "Not recorded".
Specifications compared
| AMD Radeon X1650 Pro | NVIDIA GeForce 6600 | |
|---|---|---|
| Base clock | 600 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | Not recorded | 128-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | 8.0 GB/s |
| Board power | 44 W | 26 W |
| Process node | Not recorded | 110 nm |
| Die size | Not recorded | 154 mm² |
| Transistors | Not recorded | 146 M |
| Launch date | 2006-08-23 | 2004-08-12 |
| PassMark G3D | 85 | 86 |