ATI FireGL V5000 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XE
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV410 | NV40 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV410 GL | — |
| Architecture | R400 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 120 million | 222 million |
| Die size | 156 mm² | 287 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 1st, 2004 | Sep 30th, 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | GeForce 6 AGP |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 699 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | 115 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce FX |
| Successor | — | GeForce 7 AGP |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 425 MHz | 275 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 430 MHz 860 Mbps effective | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 13.76 GB/s | 8.512 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 6 | 3 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.400 GPixel/s | 2.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 637.5 MVertices/s | 206.3 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 3.400 GTexel/s | 2.200 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 183 mm 7.2 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | A385-01 | P212 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0b | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0b | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
