Radeon Pro 5600M vs GeForce 6800 GT DDL
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 293 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 34.03 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | NV40 | Navi 12 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 14 April 2004 (22 years ago) | 15 June 2020 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | 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 cores | no data | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1030 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 222 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.600 | 164.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 5.274 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 160 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | AGP Pro 8x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 305 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 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 | GDDR3 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 770 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 394.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 Connectors | 2x DVI | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 April 2004 | 15 June 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 50 Watt |
Pro 5600M has an age advantage of 16 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1757% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 6800 GT DDL and Radeon Pro 5600M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 6800 GT DDL is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation one.
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