NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV40 | NV15 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | 6800 GT | GeForce2 Ultra |
| Architecture | Curie | Celsius |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 222 million | 25 million |
| Die size | 287 mm² | 88 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 14th, 2004 | Aug 14th, 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 AGP | GeForce 2 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 4x |
| Reviews | 115 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce FX | GeForce 2 MX |
| Successor | GeForce 7 AGP | GeForce 3 |
| Launch price | — | 499 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 350 MHz | 250 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective | 230 MHz 460 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 16.00 GB/s | 7.360 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 16 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 6 | 0 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 5.600 GPixel/s | 1.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 525.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 5.600 GTexel/s | 2.000 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x Molex | None |
| Board number | P201, P212 | — |
| Length | — | 183 mm 7.2 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 0.5 |
| Vertex shader | — | — |
