NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 9400
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV40 | C79 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | — |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 222 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 287 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 8th, 2005 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 AGP | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | AGP 8x | — |
| Reviews | 115 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce FX | — |
| Successor | GeForce 7 AGP | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 350 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | System Shared |
| Shader clock | — | 1100 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 32.00 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 5 | — |
| TMUs | 12 | 8 |
| ROPs | 12 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 16 |
| SM count | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.200 GPixel/s | 1.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 437.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 4.200 GTexel/s | 3.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 35.20 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 40 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x Molex | — |
| Board number | P201 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Apr 17th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9 IGP |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCI |
| Reviews | — | 6 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8 IGP |
