RTX A1000 Mobile vs GeForce 6800 Ultra 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 | 278 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.94 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | NV40 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 14 April 2004 (21 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (3 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 630 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1140 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 222 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.400 | 72.96 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.669 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 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 x8 |
| Length | 305 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 550 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 35.2 GB/s | 176.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
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 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 April 2004 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 60 Watt |
RTX A1000 Mobile has an age advantage of 17 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL and RTX A1000 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL is a desktop graphics card while RTX A1000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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