NVIDIA GeForce 6610 XL vs NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 6610 XL 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.

NVIDIA GeForce 6610 XL

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6610 XL

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 110 nm vs 130 nm
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 288 vs 153

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 November 2004 vs 26 July 2004
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	288 vs 153

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

2x more texture fill rate: 6.4 GTexel / s vs 3.2 GTexel / s
2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
Around 38% higher memory clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 800 MHz
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 139 vs 89

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	6.4 GTexel / s vs 3.2 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	139 vs 89

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 6610 XL
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

139

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

288

153

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 6610 XL	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
PassMark - G3D Mark	89	139
PassMark - G2D Mark	288	153

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 6610 XL	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	Curie
Code name	NV43 A2	NV40 A1
Launch date	14 November 2004	26 July 2004
Place in performance rating	600	1106
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$499
Technical info
Core clock speed	400 MHz	400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	130 nm
Texture fill rate	3.2 GTexel / s	6.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count	146 million	222 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		81 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Length		197 mm
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB / s	35.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3