GeForce RTX 4050 vs 6800 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6800 GT and GeForce RTX 4050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

6800 GT
2004
256 MB GDDR3, 67 Watt
0.37

RTX 4050 outperforms 6800 GT by a whopping 10035% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1275124
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Power efficiency0.3825.71
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNV45AD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 June 2004 (20 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)

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 data2560
Core clock speed350 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2640 MHz
Number of transistors222 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)67 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate5.600211.2
Floating-point processing powerno data13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs1680
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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 x8
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-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 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s216.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

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
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9

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 GT 0.37
RTX 4050 37.50
+10035%

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 GT 142
RTX 4050 14451
+10077%

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 0.37 37.50
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 67 Watt 100 Watt

6800 GT has 49.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 10035.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 GT in performance tests.


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