GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL vs FirePro W5000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 597 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.64 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.35 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | NV40 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 August 2012 (14 years ago) | 14 April 2004 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 222 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.60 | 6.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.267 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 48 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | AGP Pro 8x |
| Length | 183 mm | 305 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 35.2 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 2x DVI |
| DisplayPort count | 2 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 August 2012 | 14 April 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
FirePro W5000 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364% more advanced lithography process, and 33% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W5000 and GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL is a desktop one.
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