NVIDIA GeForce 6800 vs ATI Radeon 9600 TX

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 6800 and ATI Radeon 9600 TX 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

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher core clock speed: 325 MHz vs 297 MHz
  • 2.2x more texture fill rate: 5.2 GTexel / s vs 2.376 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 130 nm vs 150 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
  • Around 30% higher memory clock speed: 700 MHz vs 540 MHz
  • 6.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 113 vs 18
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 258 vs 138
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 April 2004 vs 7 October 2003
Core clock speed 325 MHz vs 297 MHz
Texture fill rate 5.2 GTexel / s vs 2.376 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm vs 150 nm
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 700 MHz vs 540 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 113 vs 18
PassMark - G2D Mark 258 vs 138

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 6800
GPU 2: ATI Radeon 9600 TX

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
113
18
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
258
138
Name NVIDIA GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon 9600 TX
PassMark - G3D Mark 113 18
PassMark - G2D Mark 258 138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 484

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon 9600 TX

Essentials

Architecture Curie Rage 8
Code name NV40 A1 R300
Launch date 14 April 2004 7 October 2003
Launch price (MSRP) $39.99
Place in performance rating 1162 1163
Price now $39.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 3.61

Technical info

Core clock speed 325 MHz 297 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm 150 nm
Texture fill rate 5.2 GTexel / s 2.376 GTexel / s
Transistor count 222 million 110 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface AGP 8x AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors 1x Molex Floppy

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0
OpenGL 2.1 2.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 22.4 GB / s 8.64 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 700 MHz 540 MHz
Memory type DDR DDR