NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT and NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT

NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later

Launch date	30 September 2005 vs 22 June 2005

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

Around 43% higher core clock speed: 430 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 91% higher texture fill rate: 10.32 GTexel / s vs 5.4 GTexel / s
2.3x more memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 532 MHz
2.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 291 vs 123
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 196 vs 122

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	430 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate	10.32 GTexel / s vs 5.4 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 532 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	291 vs 123
PassMark - G2D Mark	196 vs 122

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

123

291

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

122

196

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT	NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
PassMark - G3D Mark	123	291
PassMark - G2D Mark	122	196
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1244
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1244

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT	NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	Curie
Code name	NV48	G70
Launch date	30 September 2005	22 June 2005
Place in performance rating	1246	1247
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$599
Technical info
Core clock speed	300 MHz	430 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	110 nm
Texture fill rate	5.4 GTexel / s	10.32 GTexel / s
Transistor count	222 million	302 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		86 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP 8x	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex
Length		228 mm
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB / s	38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	532 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3