GeForce 6800 vs Radeon HD 6470M

Place in the ranking	1210	1340
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Seymour	NV41
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2011 (14 years ago)	8 November 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$569.99	$39.99

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 cores	160	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	325 MHz
Number of transistors	370 million	190 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	130 nm
Texture fill rate	5.600	3.900
Floating-point processing power	0.224 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	8
TMUs	8	12

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	300 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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

No outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

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.

HD 6470M 0.59
+103%

GeForce 6800 0.29

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.

HD 6470M 226
+102%

GeForce 6800 112

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:

900p	10 +150%	4−5 −150%
Full HD	12 +140%	5−6 −140%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

47.50
−494%

8.00

+494%

GeForce 6800 has 494% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Fortnite	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
World of Tanks	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
World of Tanks	2−3	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Valorant	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Dota 2	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Valorant	1−2	0−1

This is how HD 6470M and GeForce 6800 compete in popular games:

HD 6470M is 150% faster in 900p
HD 6470M is 140% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.59	0.29
Recency	4 January 2011	8 November 2004
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	130 nm

HD 6470M has a 103.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6470M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6470M is a notebook card while GeForce 6800 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.