NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL vs NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5950
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV40 | NV38 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | 6800 Ultra | — |
| Architecture | Curie | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 222 million | 135 million |
| Die size | 287 mm² | 207 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 14th, 2004 | Feb 17th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 AGP | GeForce PCX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 599 USD | — |
| Interface | AGP Pro 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 115 in our database | 1 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce FX | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Successor | GeForce 7 AGP | GeForce 6 PCIe |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 400 MHz | 475 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 550 MHz 1100 Mbps effective | 425 MHz 850 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 35.20 GB/s | 27.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 16 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 6 | 3 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.400 GPixel/s | 1.900 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 600.0 MVertices/s | 356.3 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 6.400 GTexel/s | 3.800 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 305 mm 12 inches | — |
| TDP | 100 W | 57 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | P201 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0a |
