NVIDIA GeForce 6800 videocard review

NVIDIA GeForce 6800

GeForce 6800 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 14 April 2004. At the time of release, the videocard cost $39.99. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Curie microarchitecture codenamed NV40 A1.

Core clock speed - 325 MHz. Texture fill rate - 5.2 GTexel / s. Manufacturing process technology - 130 nm. Transistors count - 222 million.

Memory type: DDR. Maximum RAM amount - 256 MB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 700 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 22.4 GB / s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38579
113
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
258
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
484 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
484.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 113
PassMark - G2D Mark 258
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 484 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 484.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Curie
Code name NV40 A1
Launch date 14 April 2004
Launch price (MSRP) $39.99
Place in performance rating 1162
Price now $39.99
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 3.61

Technical info

Core clock speed 325 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm
Texture fill rate 5.2 GTexel / s
Transistor count 222 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors 1x Molex

API support

DirectX 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 700 MHz
Memory type DDR