NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6800

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 and NVIDIA GeForce 6800 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285

NVIDIA GeForce 6800

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4.5x more core clock speed: 1476 MHz vs 325 MHz
10x more texture fill rate: 51.8 billion / sec vs 5.2 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 130 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 256 MB
Around 77% higher memory clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 700 MHz
13.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1501 vs 113
6.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3347 vs 484
6.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3347 vs 484

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 December 2008 vs 14 April 2004
Core clock speed	1476 MHz vs 325 MHz
Texture fill rate	51.8 billion / sec vs 5.2 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 130 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1242 MHz vs 700 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1501 vs 113
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3347 vs 484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3347 vs 484

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6800

3.8x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 258 vs 68

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	258 vs 68

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6800

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1501

113

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

258

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3347

484

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3347

484

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285	NVIDIA GeForce 6800
PassMark - G3D Mark	1501	113
PassMark - G2D Mark	68	258
Geekbench - OpenCL	22124
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3347	484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3347	484

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285	NVIDIA GeForce 6800
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	Curie
Code name	GT200B	NV40 A1
Launch date	23 December 2008	14 April 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$359	$39.99
Place in performance rating	1191	1194
Price now	$179.99	$39.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	9.17	3.61
Technical info
Core clock speed	1476 MHz	325 MHz
CUDA cores	240
Floating-point performance	708.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	130 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	240
Texture fill rate	51.8 billion / sec	5.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	204 Watt
Transistor count	1,400 million	222 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options	2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x Molex
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	159.0 GB / s	22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1242 MHz	700 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit
SLI