GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs 6800

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6800 with GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 6800
2004, $40
256 MB DDR
0.27
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 75 Watt
24.11
+8830%

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms 6800 by a whopping 8830% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1437265
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Power efficiencyno data24.97
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameNV41GA106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date8 November 2004 (21 years ago)11 May 2021 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 no data

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 coresno data2560
Core clock speed325 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1035 MHz
Number of transistors190 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rate3.90082.80
Floating-point processing powerno data5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs848
TMUs1280
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20
L1 Cacheno data2.5 MB
L2 Cacheno data2 MB

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed300 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth19.2 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.6
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GeForce 6800 0.27
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 24.11
+8830%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 6800 112
Samples: 117
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10064
+8886%
Samples: 11480

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD0−175
1440p-0−142
4K-0−127

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 94 94
Counter-Strike 2 130−140 130−140
Cyberpunk 2077 62 62
Resident Evil 4 Remake 75 75

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 71 71
Battlefield 5 108 108
Counter-Strike 2 130−140 130−140
Cyberpunk 2077 59 59
Far Cry 5 79 79
Fortnite 120−130 120−130
Forza Horizon 4 95−100 95−100
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100 95−100
Valorant 160−170 160−170

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 42 42
Battlefield 5 98 98
Counter-Strike 2 130−140 130−140
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260 250−260
Cyberpunk 2077 45 45
Dota 2 118 118
Far Cry 5 74 74
Fortnite 120−130 120−130
Forza Horizon 4 95−100 95−100
Grand Theft Auto V 94 94
Metro Exodus 57 57
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100 95−100
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92 92
Valorant 160−170 160−170

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 89 89
Cyberpunk 2077 40 40
Dota 2 113 113
Far Cry 5 68 68
Forza Horizon 4 95−100 95−100
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100 95−100
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50 50
Valorant 112 112

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 120−130 120−130

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 50−55 50−55
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180 170−180
Grand Theft Auto V 41 41
Metro Exodus 34 34
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
Valorant 190−200 190−200

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 69 69
Cyberpunk 2077 22 22
Far Cry 5 50 50
Forza Horizon 4 60−65 60−65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45 40−45

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 55−60 55−60

4K
High

Atomic Heart 18−20 18−20
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 24−27
Grand Theft Auto V 44 44
Metro Exodus 21 21
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29 29
Valorant 130−140 130−140

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 38 38
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 24−27
Cyberpunk 2077 10 10
Dota 2 54 54
Far Cry 5 21 21
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 40−45
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27 24−27

4K
Epic

Fortnite 27−30 27−30

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 24.11
Recency 8 November 2004 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 8 nm

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 8830% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 94% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 6800 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.

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