GeForce RTX 3070 vs Go 6800
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce Go 6800 with GeForce RTX 3070, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3070 outperforms Go 6800 by a whopping 20667% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1365 | 50 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 37 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 57.17 |
| Power efficiency | 0.42 | 17.98 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | NV41 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 November 2004 (20 years ago) | 1 September 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 17 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 300 MHz | 1725 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 190 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.600 | 317.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 20.31 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 96 |
| TMUs | 12 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
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 | MXM-III | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 12-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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 550 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 35.2 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
- Passmark
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.
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 HD | 0−1 | 148 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 99 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 63 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 3.37 |
| 1440p | no data | 5.04 |
| 4K | no data | 7.92 |
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset - Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−14600%
|
147
+14600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 120−130 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−13800%
|
139
+13800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−6767%
|
200−210
+6767%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 125 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2429%
|
170−180
+2429%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−1031%
|
290−300
+1031%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−2038%
|
270−280
+2038%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−12500%
|
126
+12500%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1378%
|
133
+1378%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−6767%
|
200−210
+6767%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 105 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2429%
|
170−180
+2429%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−7567%
|
230
+7567%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−1031%
|
290−300
+1031%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−10100%
|
102
+10100%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1289%
|
125
+1289%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−6767%
|
200−210
+6767%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 81 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2429%
|
170−180
+2429%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−3933%
|
121
+3933%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−812%
|
237
+812%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−5733%
|
170−180
+5733%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−16800%
|
160−170
+16800%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 140−150 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−680%
|
117
+680%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−15250%
|
300−350
+15250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−6900%
|
70
+6900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−4550%
|
90−95
+4550%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3800%
|
75−80
+3800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 149
+0%
|
149
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 330
+0%
|
330
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 154
+0%
|
154
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 159
+0%
|
159
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 132
+0%
|
132
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 257
+0%
|
257
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 148
+0%
|
148
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 148
+0%
|
148
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 139
+0%
|
139
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 119
+0%
|
119
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 141
+0%
|
141
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 167
+0%
|
167
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 98
+0%
|
98
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 103
+0%
|
103
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 125
+0%
|
125
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 49
+0%
|
49
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 70
+0%
|
70
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 125
+0%
|
125
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 is 16800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3070 is ahead in 25 tests (41%)
- there's a draw in 36 tests (59%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.24 | 49.84 |
| Recency | 8 November 2004 | 1 September 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 220 Watt |
Go 6800 has 388.9% lower power consumption.
RTX 3070, on the other hand, has a 20666.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce Go 6800 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop one.
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