GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs 6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6800 with GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 6800
2004, $40
256 MB DDR
0.27

RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms 6800 by a whopping 12648% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1416165
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Power efficiencyno data53.01
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameNV41GB207
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date8 November 2004 (21 years ago)24 June 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 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 coresno data2560
Core clock speed325 MHz1020 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors190 million16,900 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate3.900120.0
Floating-point processing powerno data7.68 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1280
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20
L1 Cacheno data2.5 MB
L2 Cacheno data32 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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDRGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount256 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed300 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth19.2 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-VideoPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.8
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

GeForce 6800 0.27
RTX 5050 Mobile 34.42
+12648%

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.

GeForce 6800 112
Samples: 117
RTX 5050 Mobile 14336
+12700%
Samples: 1383

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD0−175
1440p-0−141

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+0%
137
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 95
+0%
95
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 34.42
Recency 8 November 2004 24 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm

RTX 5050 Mobile has a 12648% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 20 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 6800 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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