ATI Radeon X550 XT vs GeForce 6800

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1416	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code name	NV41	RV410
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 November 2004 (21 years ago)	24 January 2007 (19 years 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.

Core clock speed	325 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	190 million	120 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	110 nm
Texture fill rate	3.900	1.600
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	12	4

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	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	1-slot	1-slot
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	DDR	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	300 MHz	300 MHz
Memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	9.6 GB/s

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

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	9.0b (9_2)
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)	2.0
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 November 2004	24 January 2007
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	110 nm