NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTO vs NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS

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Graphics Processor

GPU model NV45 G71
GPU variant 6800 GT G71-N-A2
Architecture Curie Curie
Foundry TSMC TSMC
Manufacturing process 130 nm 90 nm
Number of transistors 222 million 278 million
Die size 287 mm² 196 mm²

Graphics Card

Release date Apr 14th, 2004 May 1st, 2006
Generation GeForce 6 PCIe GeForce 7 PCIe
Production End-of-life End-of-life
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Reviews 115 in our database 145 in our database
Predecessor GeForce PCX GeForce 6 PCIe
Successor GeForce 7 PCIe GeForce 8
Launch price 259 USD

Clocks

GPU clock 350 MHz 450 MHz
Memory clock 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective 660 MHz 1320 Mbps effective

Memory Configuration

Memory size 256 MB 256 MB
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Memory bus width 256 bit 256 bit
Bandwidth 32.00 GB/s 42.24 GB/s

Render Configuration

Pixel shaders 12 20
Vertex shaders 5 7
TMUs 12 20
ROPs 12 16

Performance

Pixel rate 4.200 GPixel/s 7.200 GPixel/s
Vertex rate 437.5 MVertices/s 787.5 MVertices/s
Texture rate 4.200 GTexel/s 9.000 GTexel/s

Dimensions & Outputs

Slot width Dual-slot Single-slot
TDP unknown 49 W
Suggested PSU 200 W 200 W
Outputs 2x DVI 2x DVI1x S-Video
Power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Length 198 mm 7.8 inches
Board number P455

API Support & Features

DirectX 9.0c (9_3) 9.0c (9_3)
OpenGL 2.1 2.1
OpenCL
Vulkan
Shader model 3.0 3.0

Other Features

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