NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- 2.8x more texture fill rate: 5.4 GTexel / s vs 1.9 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 110 nm vs 130 nm
- 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
- 3.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 123 vs 34
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 30 September 2005 vs 23 October 2003 |
Texture fill rate | 5.4 GTexel / s vs 1.9 GTexel / s |
Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm vs 130 nm |
Maximum memory size | 256 MB vs 128 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 123 vs 34 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
- Around 58% higher core clock speed: 475 MHz vs 300 MHz
- Around 69% higher memory clock speed: 900 MHz vs 532 MHz
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 126 vs 122
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 475 MHz vs 300 MHz |
Memory clock speed | 900 MHz vs 532 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 126 vs 122 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 123 | 34 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 122 | 126 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Curie | Rankine |
Code name | NV48 | NV36 A1 |
Launch date | 30 September 2005 | 23 October 2003 |
Place in performance rating | 1235 | 1238 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 475 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 130 nm |
Texture fill rate | 5.4 GTexel / s | 1.9 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 222 million | 82 million |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 46 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 1x Molex |
Length | 229 mm | |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0c | 9.0a |
OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.5 (2.1) |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB / s | 14.4 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 532 MHz | 900 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR2 |