GeForce 6800 Ultra vs Quadro 2000D

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 2000D with GeForce 6800 Ultra, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 2000D
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 62 Watt
2.53
+603%

2000D outperforms 6800 Ultra by a whopping 603% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8281280
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.15no data
Power efficiency2.800.30
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGF106NV45
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date5 October 2011 (13 years ago)26 July 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro 2000D 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 cores192no data
Core clock speed625 MHz425 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)62 Watt81 Watt
Texture fill rate20.006.800
Floating-point processing power0.48 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1616
TMUs3216

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length178 mm197 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed650 MHz550 MHz
Memory bandwidth41.6 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 Connectors2x DVI2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1-

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.

Quadro 2000D 2.53
+603%
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.

Quadro 2000D 976
+607%
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 2.53 0.36
Recency 5 October 2011 26 July 2004
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt 81 Watt

Quadro 2000D has a 602.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 225% more advanced lithography process, and 30.6% lower power consumption.

The Quadro 2000D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 Ultra in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 2000D is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 6800 Ultra is a desktop one.


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