GeForce G205M vs 6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6800 with GeForce G205M, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 6800
2004
256 MB DDR
0.29
+20.8%

6800 outperforms G205M by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13351367
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.17
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameNV41C79
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date8 November 2004 (20 years ago)8 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 no data

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 data16
Core clock speed325 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors190 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data14 Watt
Texture fill rate3.9003.600
Floating-point processing powerno data0.0352 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs128

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 1.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDRSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed300 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth19.2 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model3.04.0
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)3.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/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.

GeForce 6800 0.29
+20.8%
GeForce G205M 0.24

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.

GeForce 6800 112
+23.1%
GeForce G205M 91

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 0.29 0.24
Recency 8 November 2004 8 January 2009
Chip lithography 130 nm 65 nm

GeForce 6800 has a 20.8% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce G205M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G205M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 6800 is a desktop card while GeForce G205M is a notebook one.


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