GeForce 6800 GT vs 9800M GT SLI

Place in the ranking	887	1275
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.07	0.38
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	NB9E-GT2	NV45
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	8 June 2004 (20 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	192	no data
Core clock speed	500 MHz	350 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	222 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	67 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	5.600
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	16

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	32 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

no data

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	no data	3.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	N/A
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.03	0.37
Recency	15 July 2008	8 June 2004
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	67 Watt

9800M GT SLI has a 448.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

6800 GT, on the other hand, has 94% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 9800M GT SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GT SLI is a notebook card while GeForce 6800 GT is a desktop one.

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