GeForce 6800 Ultra vs GTX TITAN

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN and GeForce 6800 Ultra, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX TITAN
2013
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
21.26
+5806%

GTX TITAN outperforms 6800 Ultra by a whopping 5806% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2581280
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.28no data
Power efficiency5.830.30
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGK110NV45
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 February 2013 (11 years ago)26 July 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX TITAN and 6800 Ultra have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores2688no data
Core clock speed837 MHz425 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt81 Watt
Texture fill rate196.26.800
Floating-point processing power4.709 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4816
TMUs22416

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length267 mm197 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount6 GB256 MB
Memory bus width384-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s550 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s35.2 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

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.

GTX TITAN 21.26
+5806%
6800 Ultra 0.36

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.

GTX TITAN 8194
+5838%
6800 Ultra 138

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 21.26 0.36
Recency 19 February 2013 26 July 2004
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 81 Watt

GTX TITAN has a 5805.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

6800 Ultra, on the other hand, has 208.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX TITAN is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 Ultra in performance tests.


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