NVIDIA GeForce 6800
VS
ATI Radeon X1950 PRO
NVIDIA GeForce 6800
VS
ATI Radeon X1950 PRO

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce 6800  vs  ATI Radeon X1950 PRO.

not rated
Place in performance rating
not rated
3.21
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Curie
Architecture
R500
NV40
Code name
no data
Desktop
Type
no data
14 April 2004 (17 years ago)
Release date
1 October 2006 (15 years ago)
$39.99
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$130 (3.3x MSRP)
Price now
$100
NV40
GPU code name
RV570
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce 6800  vs  ATI Radeon X1950 PRO in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

325 MHz
Core clock speed
575 MHz
222 million
Transistor count
no data
130 nm
Manufacturing process technology
80 nm
3.900
Texture fill rate
6.900
222 million
Number of transistors
330 million
no data
Thermal design power (TDP)
66 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce 6800 and ATI Radeon X1950 PRO come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

AGP 8x
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
1x Molex
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce 6800 vs ATI Radeon X1950 PRO.

DDR
Memory type
GDDR3
128 MB
Maximum RAM amount
256 MB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
700 MHz
Memory clock speed
1380 MHz
22.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
44.16 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce 6800 vs ATI Radeon X1950 PRO.

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce 6800 and ATI Radeon X1950 PRO is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

9.0c (9_3)
DirectX
no data
2.1
OpenGL
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce 6800 and ATI Radeon X1950 PRO graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1950 PRO
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1950 PRO
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1950 PRO
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1950 PRO
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1950 PRO
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 6800

There is no accountable advantage

Advantages of ATI Radeon X1950 PRO

0.48% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($100 vs $130 (3.3x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (80 nm vs 130 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (256 MB vs 128 MB)

More memory bandwidth (44.16 GB/s vs 22.4 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend ATI Radeon X1950 PRO .

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 versus ATI Radeon X1950 PRO performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

Passmark

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User rating

3.3 Out of 6 Hitesti Score
3.5 Out of 18 Hitesti Score