Radeon RX Vega 9 vs GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	678
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	26.03
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	NV40	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 April 2004 (22 years ago)	26 October 2017 (8 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	576
Core clock speed	400 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	222 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.400	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	16	no data

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	no data
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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	no data
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 data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12_1
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 April 2004	26 October 2017
Chip lithography	130 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt