GeForce 6800 XT vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) with GeForce 6800 XT, including specs and performance data.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
2021
15 Watt
14.02
+4281%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms 6800 XT by a whopping 4281% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3721310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency64.08no data
Architectureno dataCurie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameRocket Lake GT1NV42
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 March 2021 (3 years ago)30 September 2005 (19 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 speedno data450 MHz
Number of transistorsno data202 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rateno data5.400
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data12

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).

Interfaceno dataAGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x Molex

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data38.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 data1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data9.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

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 HD12-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Battlefield 5 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1
Far Cry 5 35−40 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+4950%
2−3
−4950%
Hitman 3 30−33 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+7900%
1−2
−7900%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Battlefield 5 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1
Far Cry 5 35−40 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+4950%
2−3
−4950%
Hitman 3 30−33 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+7900%
1−2
−7900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1
Far Cry 5 35−40 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+4950%
2−3
−4950%
Hitman 3 30−33 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+7900%
1−2
−7900%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Far Cry 5 18−20 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+8200%
1−2
−8200%
Hitman 3 18−20 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35 0−1
Metro Exodus 27−30 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+4700%
2−3
−4700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14 0−1
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Metro Exodus 16−18 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 21−24 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.02 0.32
Recency 30 March 2021 30 September 2005
Chip lithography 14 nm 110 nm

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has a 4281.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is a notebook card while GeForce 6800 XT is a desktop one.


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