Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs GeForce Go 6800 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 6800 Ultra and Radeon RX 550X Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 6800 Ultra
2005
256 MB GDDR3, 89 Watt
0.33

550X Mobile outperforms 6800 Ultra by a whopping 1597% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1373654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.298.62
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameNV41Polaris 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date24 February 2005 (21 years ago)11 April 2018 (8 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 cores17640
Core clock speed450 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed450 MHz1287 MHz
Number of transistors190 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate5.40051.48
Floating-point processing powerno data1.647 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs1240
L1 Cacheno data160 KB
L2 Cacheno data512 KB

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount256 MB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (12_0)
Shader Model3.06.4
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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
−2500%
26
+2500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−550%
24−27
+550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Valorant 24−27
−154%
65−70
+154%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−579%
95−100
+579%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Dota 2 10−11
−430%
53
+430%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−550%
24−27
+550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−300%
20
+300%
Valorant 24−27
−154%
65−70
+154%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Dota 2 10−11
−390%
49
+390%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−550%
24−27
+550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−160%
13
+160%
Valorant 24−27
−154%
65−70
+154%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 0−1 40−45
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−850%
35−40
+850%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Valorant 2−3
−1300%
27−30
+1300%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High

Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how Go 6800 Ultra and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 550X Mobile is 2500% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 550X Mobile performs better in 26 tests (46%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (54%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.33 5.60
Recency 24 February 2005 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 50 Watt

RX 550X Mobile has a 1597% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 829% more advanced lithography process, and 78% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 Ultra in performance tests.

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Community ratings

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