AGP GeForce 6600 GT - tech
(hx) 04:47 PM CET - Nov,16 2004
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TechReport,
Beyond3D and
ExtremeTech have posted reviews of nVidia's AGP-based GeForce 6600 GT card.
The same as the PCI Express version with a 2 quad processing GPU clocked at 500
MHz and memory is paired with 128 MB of memory clocked at 900MHz (DDR) while
interfaced at 128 bit memory. However to get AGP compatibilty, the GeForce 6600
GT GPU is bridged via NVIDIA's HSI. Availabilty is immediate as you can order
one or buy one from Buy.com, New Egg, and Tiger Direct or BFGTech or EVGA
directly. Here's an excerpt:
Despite using slightly slower memory, the GeForce 6600 GT easily measures up to the original PCI Express version. The GT doesn't have much of a problem knocking off its main AGP competition, the Radeon 9800 Pro, either. This one's simple. If you're looking to spend about $200 on a new AGP graphics card, you want the GeForce 6600 GT AGP. Gaming frame rates are great, DOOM 3 performance borders on intimidating, and all the little extras that NVIDIA packs into its ForceWare graphics drivers are gravy.
Although the GeForce 6600 GT AGP is impressive on its own merits, it's an even safer bet because ATI seems content to challenge the card with last year's Radeon 9800 Pro. The 9800 Pro does offer some advantages, including a 256-bit memory bus and a more conventional eight-pipe architecture, but those things don't translate to better overall performance than the 6600 GT AGP. An AGP version of the Radeon X700 XT might stand a better chance, but ATI seems content to offer the 9800 Pro for AGP systems.
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