GeForce RTX 2080 vs Go 6800 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 6800 Ultra with GeForce RTX 2080, including specs and performance data.

Go 6800 Ultra
2005
256 MB GDDR3, 89 Watt
0.36

RTX 2080 outperforms Go 6800 Ultra by a whopping 13439% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking128264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data27.55
Power efficiency0.2815.81
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNV41TU104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date24 February 2005 (19 years ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores172944
Core clock speed450 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed450 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors190 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate5.400314.6
Floating-point processing powerno data10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs12184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-7.5

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.

Go 6800 Ultra 0.36
RTX 2080 48.74
+13439%

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.

Go 6800 Ultra 137
RTX 2080 18801
+13623%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD1−2
−14200%
143
+14200%
1440p0−199
4K0−170

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.89
1440pno data7.06
4Kno data9.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4350%
85−90
+4350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3400%
105
+3400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−6500%
132
+6500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4350%
85−90
+4350%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3275%
135
+3275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3188%
263
+3188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5275%
215
+5275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−804%
253
+804%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−5000%
153
+5000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5750%
117
+5750%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4350%
85−90
+4350%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3175%
131
+3175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3075%
254
+3075%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4575%
180−190
+4575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1022%
100−110
+1022%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−768%
243
+768%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2167%
68
+2167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4400%
90
+4400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4350%
85−90
+4350%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2775%
115
+2775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2013%
169
+2013%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4575%
180−190
+4575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1078%
106
+1078%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−182%
79
+182%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 40−45
Hitman 3 6−7
−1233%
80
+1233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−6350%
129
+6350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4650%
95
+4650%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4000%
41
+4000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 38

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2850%
59
+2850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+0%
98
+0%
Battlefield 5 194
+0%
194
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 165
+0%
165
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 262
+0%
262
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
+0%
83
+0%
Battlefield 5 182
+0%
182
+0%
Far Cry 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 126
+0%
126
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 243
+0%
243
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 117
+0%
117
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Far Cry 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+0%
99
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
+0%
88
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+0%
58
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+0%
69
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 212
+0%
212
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 239
+0%
239
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
+0%
50
+0%
Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
+0%
117
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+0%
38
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+0%
35
+0%

This is how Go 6800 Ultra and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 14200% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2080 is 6500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.36 48.74
Recency 24 February 2005 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 215 Watt

Go 6800 Ultra has 141.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080, on the other hand, has a 13438.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 Ultra in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 6800 Ultra is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2080 is a desktop one.


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