Radeon PRO W7800 vs GeForce 6800 GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6800 GS with Radeon PRO W7800, including specs and performance data.

6800 GS
2005
256 MB GDDR3
0.50

PRO W7800 outperforms 6800 GS by a whopping 14660% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking123516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0129.90
Power efficiencyno data19.46
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNV41Navi 31
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date7 November 2005 (19 years ago)13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO W7800 has 298900% better value for money than 6800 GS.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data4480
Core clock speed425 MHz1855 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2499 MHz
Number of transistors190 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data260 Watt
Texture fill rate5.100699.7
Floating-point processing powerno data44.78 TFLOPS
ROPs8128
TMUs12280
Ray Tracing Coresno data70

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data280 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s576.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.7
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A2.2
VulkanN/A1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

6800 GS 0.50
PRO W7800 73.80
+14660%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

6800 GS 191
PRO W7800 28439
+14790%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 73.80
Recency 7 November 2005 13 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 32 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm

PRO W7800 has a 14660% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon PRO W7800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 6800 GS is a desktop card while Radeon PRO W7800 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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