Radeon Pro W6900X vs GeForce 6800 GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 6800 GT with Radeon Pro W6900X, including specs and performance data.
Pro W6900X outperforms 6800 GT by a whopping 12078% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1297 | 82 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.61 |
| Power efficiency | 0.38 | 10.28 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | NV45 | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 June 2004 (20 years ago) | 3 August 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | no data | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2150 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 222 million | 26,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 67 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.600 | 688.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 22.02 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 128 |
| TMUs | 16 | 320 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 80 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | Quad-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI, 4x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
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.
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.
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 | 0.32 | 38.97 |
| Recency | 8 June 2004 | 3 August 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 67 Watt | 300 Watt |
6800 GT has 347.8% lower power consumption.
Pro W6900X, on the other hand, has a 12078.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro W6900X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 6800 GT is a desktop card while Radeon Pro W6900X is a workstation one.
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