NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV40 | G98 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | 6800 Ultra | NB9M-GS |
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 222 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 287 mm² | 86 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 14th, 2004 | — |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 425 MHz | 580 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 550 MHz 1100 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1450 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 35.20 GB/s | 11.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 16 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 6 | — |
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 8 |
| SM count | — | 1 |
| Cache L2 | — | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.800 GPixel/s | 2.320 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 637.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 6.800 GTexel/s | 2.320 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 23.20 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 216 mm 8.5 inches | — |
| TDP | unknown | 12 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 2x Molex | — |
| Board number | P201 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Aug 15th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | NVS Mobile |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-I |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
