GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q vs 6800 Ultra DDL

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	131
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	no data	44.85
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	NV40	N18E-G3
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 April 2004 (20 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data
Current price	$1000 (1.7x MSRP)	$812

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	no data	3072
Core clock speed	400 MHz	975 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1230 MHz
Number of transistors	222 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.400	207.4

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL and GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	AGP Pro 8x	PCIe 3.0 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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	11000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB/s	352.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	No outputs
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

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API Compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.140
CUDA	no data	7.5

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	14 April 2004	2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	130 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	90 Watt

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