GeForce 6800 GT Dual vs GTX 880M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 447 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Curie (2003−2013) |
GPU code name | N15E-GX-A2 | NV45 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 12 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 8 June 2004 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 | no data |
CUDA cores | 1536 | no data |
Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 350 MHz |
Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 222 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 130 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | no data |
Texture fill rate | 127.1 | 5.600 |
Floating-point performance | 3.05 gflops | no data |
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 |
Bus support | PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Width | no data | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
Standard memory configuration | GDDR5 | no data |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | Up to 2500 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 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 outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | no data |
VGA аnalog display support | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
HDMI | + | - |
HDCP content protection | + | - |
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | + | - |
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | - |
Optimus | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 12 March 2014 | 8 June 2004 |
Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 130 nm |
GTX 880M has an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 880M and GeForce 6800 GT Dual. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 880M is a notebook card while GeForce 6800 GT Dual is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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