ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT DDL

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Graphics Processor

GPU model R300 NV40
GPU variant R300 GL 6800 GT
Architecture Rage 8 Curie
Foundry TSMC TSMC
Manufacturing process 150 nm 130 nm
Number of transistors 110 million 222 million
Die size 215 mm² 287 mm²

Graphics Card

Release date Jul 1st, 2002 Apr 14th, 2004
Generation FireGL GeForce 6 AGP
Production End-of-life End-of-life
Interface AGP 8x AGP Pro 8x
Reviews 1 in our database 115 in our database
Launch price 499 USD
Predecessor GeForce FX
Successor GeForce 7 AGP

Clocks

GPU clock 325 MHz 350 MHz
Memory clock 310 MHz 620 Mbps effective 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective

Memory Configuration

Memory size 256 MB 256 MB
Memory type DDR GDDR3
Memory bus width 256 bit 256 bit
Bandwidth 19.84 GB/s 32.00 GB/s

Render Configuration

Pixel shaders 8 16
Vertex shaders 4 6
TMUs 8 16
ROPs 8 16

Performance

Pixel rate 2.600 GPixel/s 5.600 GPixel/s
Vertex rate 325.0 MVertices/s 525.0 MVertices/s
Texture rate 2.600 GTexel/s 5.600 GTexel/s

Dimensions & Outputs

Slot width Single-slot Dual-slot
TDP 37 W 80 W
Suggested PSU 200 W 250 W
Outputs 2x DVI 2x DVI
Power connectors None None
Board number 942-00 P201
Length 305 mm 12 inches

API Support & Features

DirectX 9.0 (9_0) 9.0c (9_3)
OpenGL 2.0 2.1
OpenCL
Vulkan
Pixel shader 2.0
Vertex shader 2.0
Shader model 3.0

Other Features

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