FirePro W6150M vs GeForce 6800 XE

Place in the ranking	1421	582
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	NV40	Saturn
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	30 September 2005 (19 years ago)	12 November 2015 (9 years 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 cores	no data	768
Core clock speed	275 MHz	1075 MHz
Number of transistors	222 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	2.200	51.60
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.651 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	8	48

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).

Interface	AGP 8x	MXM-B (3.0)
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	DDR2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	266 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	8.512 GB/s	88 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 Connectors

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	3.0	6.3
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131

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 XE 0.15

W6150M 6.12
+3980%

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 XE 58

W6150M 2358
+3966%

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	0.15	6.12
Recency	30 September 2005	12 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm

W6150M has a 3980% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro W6150M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 XE in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 6800 XE is a desktop card while FirePro W6150M is a mobile workstation one.

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