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).
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 |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Curie | Curie |
Code name | NV48 | G70 |
Launch date | 30 September 2005 | 22 June 2005 |
Place in performance rating | 1232 | 1233 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | |
Technical info |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | |
Length | 228 mm | |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0c | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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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 |