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    6600 GT performance

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Darbyjack, Mar 1, 2006.

  1. Darbyjack

    Darbyjack Notebook Evangelist

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    My desktop AGP 6600 GT got 3700 in 3Dmark05

    Is this better than normal for this card becuase I think it normally gets lower (the card is not overclocked)
     
    Darbyjack, Mar 1, 2006
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    Strange, my desktop has the same card (which im on now) and l get peak like 3,500.
     
    Unreal, Mar 1, 2006
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    That's normal. 6600GT is quite good in 3DMark05.

    You could get better performance by upgrading the drivers. Download the latest from Nvidia's site.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 1, 2006
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    Your score also depends on your CPU. But it is a bit higher than average, I think.
     
    dr_st, Mar 1, 2006
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  5. Darbyjack

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    my cpu isn't too special. It's an old P4 3ghz. I've had it for nearly 3 years now

    1gb ram too
     
    Darbyjack, Mar 2, 2006
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    Yeah, that's good for a 6600gt. I can hit 5400 on my gs and 5600 on my gt
     
    Kadahaf, Mar 2, 2006
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    Interesting. I have the same CPU and get considerably less (3350 or so, 3750 when overclocked like mad). What model is your 6600GT? Also what motherboard do you have?
     
    dr_st, Mar 2, 2006
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    The clocks of the 6600GT's vary sometimes between manufacturers too.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 2, 2006
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    Not bad score at all, I get around 3800 on my 6600GT, but it is OC'd and water cooled.
     
    Pharoke, Mar 2, 2006
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    my 6600 is a:

    XFX Geforce 6600GT 256mb GDDR3 AGP 8X

    it runs very hot (around 80C) and has a not too amazing power supply
     
    Darbyjack, Mar 2, 2006
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    i get around 1700 in the 3dmark06 benches. Havent tried overclocking it yet.
     
    orijin, Mar 2, 2006
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    When I got my score, I had loads of programmes running in the background. I'm gonna close them, redo the test and see if there is an improvement
     
    Darbyjack, Mar 2, 2006
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    I have a Gigabyte GV-N66T128VP. It's 500/1120 by default (XFX is 500/1000). In theory, the Gigabyte should have gotten more, but in reality, as you can see it's not the case. Of course, it can depend a lot on other hardware, software running on the machine and also on drivers... Sometimes manufacturers optimize drivers for 3DMark. It's ridiculous.

    BTW, my card also runs pretty hot - 50-55C while idle, 70-80C under load, but it's explainable, because it's passively cooled.
     
    dr_st, Mar 2, 2006
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