Radeon 550 vs GeForce 6800 GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6800 GS and Radeon 550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

6800 GS
2005
256 MB GDDR3
0.46

550 outperforms 6800 GS by a whopping 1002% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1285649
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.014.37
Power efficiencyno data7.72
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameNV41Lexa
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 November 2005 (19 years ago)20 April 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

Radeon 550 has 43600% better value for money than 6800 GS.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 data512
Core clock speed425 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1183 MHz
Number of transistors190 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate5.10037.86
Floating-point processing powerno data1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs1232

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 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount256 MB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s56 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (12_0)
Shader Model3.06.7
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.3

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.

6800 GS 0.46
Radeon 550 5.07
+1002%

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
Radeon 550 2126
+1013%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.46 5.07
Recency 7 November 2005 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 14 nm

Radeon 550 has a 1002.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 550 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 GS in performance tests.

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