GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile vs 6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6800 with GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 6800
2004, $40
256 MB DDR
0.27
RTX 5080 Mobile
2025
16 GB GDDR7, 80 Watt
63.31
+23348%

RTX 5080 Mobile outperforms 6800 by a whopping 23348% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking143139
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data61.21
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameNV41GB203
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date8 November 2004 (21 years ago)2 April 2025 (1 year 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 data7680
Core clock speed325 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors190 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data80 Watt
Texture fill rate3.900360.0
Floating-point processing powerno data23.04 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs12240
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60
L1 Cacheno data7.5 MB
L2 Cacheno data48 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 5.0 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 typeDDRGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount256 MB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed300 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth19.2 GB/s896.0 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-VideoPortable Device Dependent

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 Model3.06.9
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA-12.0
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 5080 Mobile 63.31
+23348%

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 5080 Mobile 26376
+23450%
Samples: 2065

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 HD0−1144
1440p-0−193
4K-0−156

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Palworld 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 345
+0%
345
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Palworld 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 273
+0%
273
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170
+0%
170
+0%
Metro Exodus 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Palworld 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 419
+0%
419
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 205
+0%
205
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Palworld 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 205
+0%
205
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 152
+0%
152
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+0%
168
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Palworld 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 178
+0%
178
+0%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Palworld 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 63.31
Recency 8 November 2004 2 April 2025
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm

RTX 5080 Mobile has a 23348% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 20 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 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 5080 Mobile is a notebook one.

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