ATI FireGL X3-256 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL X3-256 and NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

ATI FireGL X3-256

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL X3-256

Around 23% higher core clock speed: 491 MHz vs 400 MHz
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 57 Watt vs 81 Watt

Core clock speed	491 MHz vs 400 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	57 Watt vs 81 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

Around 19% higher texture fill rate: 6.4 GTexel / s vs 5.4 GTexel / s
Around 21% higher memory clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 908 MHz

Texture fill rate	6.4 GTexel / s vs 5.4 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz vs 908 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL X3-256
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

Name	ATI FireGL X3-256	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
PassMark - G3D Mark		139
PassMark - G2D Mark		153

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL X3-256	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
Essentials
Architecture	R400	Curie
Code name	R420	NV40 A1
Launch date	3 August 2004	26 July 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,099	$499
Place in performance rating	not rated	1106
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	491 MHz	400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Texture fill rate	5.4 GTexel / s	6.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	57 Watt	81 Watt
Transistor count	160 million	222 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP 8x	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex	1x 6-pin
Length		197 mm
API support
DirectX	9.0b	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB / s	35.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	908 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3