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GEFORCE 6600 GT PERFORMANCE

"The Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT is one of the most popular video cards Nvidia has ever made and ranks alongside the legendary GeForce4 Ti4200 for offering great performance for your money. In this review we will be benchmarking the GeForce 6600 GT using games like 1944 Battle of the Bulge, Aurora Watching and Codename Panzers Phase Two."
NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600 GT

NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600 GT SPECIFICATIONS

ON-CHIP VIDEO PROCESSOR - Delivers unmatched video performance, features, and quality. Next-generation PC games are not the only applications demanding more from today's graphics cards. Consumers are demanding top notch DVD playback, television encoding and decoding, and support for high-definition television formats from their PC.

ULTRASHADOW II TECHNOLOGY - Enhances the performance in games like id Software's Doom III, that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects. 2nd-generation technology delivers more than 4x the shadow processing power over the previous generation.

MICROSOFT® DIRECTX® 9.0 SHADER MODEL 3.0 SUPPORT - Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all DirectX 9 applications, including Shader Model 3.0 titles.

NVIEW MULTI-DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY - The nView hardware and software technology combination delivers maximum flexibility for multi-display options, and provides unprecedented end-user control of the desktop experience.

64-BIT TEXTURE FILTERING AND BLENDING - OpenEXR technology from Industrial Light & Magic, NVIDIA's 64-bit texture implementation sets new standards for image clarity and quality through floating point capabilities in shading, filtering, texturing, and blending.

CINEFX 3.0 ENGINE - Powers the next generation of cinematic realism. Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture delivers faster and smoother gameplay.

INTELLISAMPLE 3.0 TECHNOLOGY - The industry’s fastest antialiasing delivers ultra-realistic visuals, with no jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds. Visual quality is taken to new heights through a new rotated grid sampling pattern.

OPENGL® 1.5 OPTIMIZATIONS AND SUPPORT - Ensures the best performance and application compatibility for all OpenGL applications.

DUAL 400MHz RAMDACs - Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates–up to 2048x1536@85Hz.

HDTV SUPPORT - HDTV (High-Definition Television) is a new TV standard for consumer electronics. It has best image quality and high resolution.


CHIP GPU CORE
CLOCK MHZ
MEMORY
CLOCK MHZ
MEMORY
INTERFACE
PIXELS
PER CLOCK
DIRECTX
GEFORCE 6600 GT NV43 500 900 128 8 9.0C
CHIP GPU CORE
CLOCK MHZ
MEMORY
CLOCK MHZ
MEMORY
INTERFACE
PIXELS
PER CLOCK
DIRECTX


GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

PROCESSOR AMD ATHLON64 3000
VIDEO CARD NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600 GT
NVIDIA DRIVER FORCEWARE v84.21
MOTHERBOARD ASROCK 939 DUAL SATA 2
MEMORY 2 x 512MB OCZ GOLD XTC PC3200 DDR
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2
DIRECTX VERSION v9.0c


1944 - BATTLE
OF THE BULGE

LOW QUALITY

800x600146
1024x768145
1280x1024145
1600x1200130

MEDIUM QUALITY

800x60072
1024x76865
1280x102456
1600x120050

HIGH QUALITY

800x60056
1024x76850
1280x102443
1600x120037

800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

BENCHMARK SETTINGS

St. Vith Scenario

LOW QUALITY

Texture Detail Low
Shadow Resolution Low
Water Disabled
Fog Enabled
Wire Physics Disabled

MEDIUM QUALITY

Texture Detail Medium
Shadow Resolution Medium
Water Disabled
Fog Enabled
Wire Physics Disabled

HIGH QUALITY

Texture Detail High
Shadow Resolution High
Water Enabled
Fog Enabled
Wire Physics Enabled

AURORA WATCHING

LOW QUALITY

800x60073
1024x76855
1280x102450
1600x120045

MEDIUM QUALITY

800x60070
1024x76850
1280x102446
1600x120041

HIGH QUALITY

800x60047
1024x76834
1280x102431
1600x120028

800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

BENCHMARK SETTINGS

"Worst Hangover Ever" Level

LOW QUALITY

Quality Shadows Disabled
Texture Resolution 25%
Decal Textures Disabled
High Particle Count Enabled

MEDIUM QUALITY

Quality Shadows Enabled
Texture Resolution 50%
Decal Textures Enabled
High Particle Count Enabled

HIGH QUALITY

Quality Shadows Enabled
Texture Resolution 75%
Decal Textures Enabled
High Particle Count Enabled

CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
ESCAPE FROM BUTCHER BAY

800x60071
1024x76855
1280x102452
1600x120029

800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

BENCHMARK SETTINGS

Fullscreen Enabled
Texture Quality Maximum
Model Shadows Enabled
Anisotropy Maximum
Shadermode Auto
Vertical Sync Disabled


CODENAME PANZERS
PHASE TWO

LOW QUALITY

800x60060
1024x76858
1280x102453
1600x120051

MEDIUM QUALITY

800x60038
1024x76838
1280x102434
1600x120030

HIGH QUALITY

800x60038
1024x76826
1280x102416
1600x120012

800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

BENCHMARK SETTINGS

"Tunis" Level
32bit Color Depth
Default Refresh Rate
Vsync Disabled

LOW QUALITY

Anti-Aliasing Disabled
Shadows Disabled
Texture Detail Low
Bilinear

MEDIUM QUALITY

Anti-Aliasing 2x
Shadows Normal
Texture Detail Low
Trilinear

HIGH QUALITY

Anti-Aliasing 4x
Shadows Self
Texture Detail High
Anisotropic

GEFORCE 6600 GT REVIEW INDEX

PAGE 1 - GEFORCE 6600 GT INTRODUCTION
PAGE 2 - DELTA FORCE EXTREME, EARTH 2160, FAR CRY AND GT LEGENDS
PAGE 3 - KING KONG, LEGO STAR WARS, QUAKE 4 AND SCOOTER WARZ
PAGE 4 - TRACKMANIA SUNRISE, SERIOUS SAM 2 AND TRIBES VENGEANCE
PAGE 5 - WARHAMMER 40,000 DAWN OF WAR, WORLD RACING AND XPAND RALLY

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