GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL vs 7950 GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1125not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Power efficiency0.95no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG71NV40
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 August 2006 (18 years ago)14 April 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$114.95 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 speed550 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors278 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate13.206.400
ROPs1616
TMUs2416

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16AGP Pro 8x
Lengthno data305 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz550 MHz
Memory bandwidth44.8 GB/s35.2 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.12.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 August 2006 14 April 2004
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt

7950 GT has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7950 GT and GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
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