Radeon Graphics vs GeForce 6800 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6800 XT and Radeon Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

6800 XT
2005
256 MB GDDR3
0.32

Graphics outperforms 6800 XT by a whopping 519% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1307897
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Power efficiencyno data9.21
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNV42Renoir
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date30 September 2005 (19 years ago)no data (2024 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 coresno data448
Core clock speed450 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors202 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology110 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate5.40042.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.344 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs1228

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xIGP
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x Molexno data

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed600 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/sno data

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-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (12_1)
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

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 XT 0.32
Radeon Graphics 1.98
+519%

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 XT 123
Radeon Graphics 764
+521%

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 0.32 1.98
Chip lithography 110 nm 7 nm

Graphics has a 518.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 1471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 XT in performance tests.


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