GeForce 6100 + nForce 400 vs 6800 Ultra DDL

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	NV40	C61
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 April 2004 (21 years ago)	11 October 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed	400 MHz	425 MHz
Number of transistors	222 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	6.400	0.43
ROPs	16	1
TMUs	16	1

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	AGP Pro 8x	PCI
Length	305 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

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)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 April 2004	11 October 2004
Chip lithography	130 nm	90 nm

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