ATI FireGL 8700 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XE
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R200 | NV40 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R200 GL | — |
| Architecture | Rage 7 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 60 million | 222 million |
| Die size | 120 mm² | 287 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 14th, 2001 | Sep 30th, 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | GeForce 6 AGP |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 4x | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | 115 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce FX |
| Successor | — | GeForce 7 AGP |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 250 MHz | 275 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 270 MHz 540 Mbps effective | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.640 GB/s | 8.512 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 3 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.000 GPixel/s | 2.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 125.0 MVertices/s | 206.3 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 2.000 GTexel/s | 2.200 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | 906-00 | P212 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 8.1 | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 1.4 | — |
| Vertex shader | 1.1 | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
