GeForce RTX 5090 vs 6800 GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6800 GS and GeForce RTX 5090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

6800 GS
2005
256 MB GDDR3
0.48

RTX 5090 outperforms 6800 GS by a whopping 20733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12421
Place by popularitynot in top-10058
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0111.06
Power efficiencyno data12.28
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNV41GB202
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 November 2005 (19 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 5090 has 110500% better value for money than 6800 GS.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data21760
Core clock speed425 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2407 MHz
Number of transistors190 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data575 Watt
Texture fill rate5.1001,637
Floating-point processing powerno data104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs8176
TMUs12680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount256 MB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s1.79 TB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.8
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA-10.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

6800 GS 0.48
RTX 5090 100.00
+20733%

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.

6800 GS 191
RTX 5090 39515
+20588%

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 HD0−1207
1440p0−1184
4K0−1141

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.66
1440pno data10.86
4Kno data14.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Metro Exodus 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 800−850
+0%
800−850
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Dota 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Metro Exodus 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 800−850
+0%
800−850
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 202
+0%
202
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 800−850
+0%
800−850
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 183
+0%
183
+0%
Dota 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 550−600
+0%
550−600
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 174
+0%
174
+0%
Dota 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 167
+0%
167
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55
+0%
55
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 45 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.48 100.00
Recency 7 November 2005 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 32 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm

RTX 5090 has a 20733.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 GS in performance tests.


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