NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTO vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTO and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTO

  • 2.5x more texture fill rate: 4.2 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
  • Around 38% higher memory clock speed: 900 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate 4.2 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed 900 MHz vs 650 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100

  • Around 21% higher core clock speed: 425 MHz vs 350 MHz
Core clock speed 425 MHz vs 350 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTO
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100

Name NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTO NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100
PassMark - G3D Mark 36
PassMark - G2D Mark 178

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTO NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100

Essentials

Architecture Curie Rankine
Code name NV40 A1 NV36 A1
Launch date 14 April 2004 1 April 2004
Place in performance rating not rated 998
Type Desktop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $169.75
Price now $101.25
Value for money (0-100) 0.44

Technical info

Core clock speed 350 MHz 425 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm 130 nm
Texture fill rate 4.2 GTexel / s 1.7 GTexel / s
Transistor count 222 million 82 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x Molex

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0a
OpenGL 2.1 1.5 (2.1)

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s 10.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 650 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 DDR2