GeForce 6800 GT vs ATI Mobility Radeon

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1018not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 6 (2000−2007)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameM6NV45
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 December 2001 (22 years ago)8 June 2004 (20 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.

Core clock speed144 MHz350 MHz
Number of transistors30 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology180 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data67 Watt
Texture fill rate0.435.600
ROPs116
TMUs316

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDRGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed144 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth2.304 GB/s32 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX7.09.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.32.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 December 2001 8 June 2004
Maximum RAM amount 16 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 180 nm 130 nm

6800 GT has an age advantage of 2 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon and GeForce 6800 GT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon is a notebook card while GeForce 6800 GT is a desktop one.


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