NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT DDL videocard review

GeForce 6800 GT DDL videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 14 April 2004. At the time of release, the videocard cost $499. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Curie microarchitecture codenamed NV40 A1.

Core clock speed - 350 MHz. Texture fill rate - 5.6 GTexel / s. Manufacturing process technology - 130 nm. Transistors count - 222 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 80 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 256 MB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 32.0 GB / s.

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	Curie
Code name	NV40 A1
Launch date	14 April 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$499
Place in performance rating	not rated
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm
Texture fill rate	5.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt
Transistor count	222 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP Pro 8x
Length	305 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	32.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3