GeForce 6800 GS vs GTX 1080 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with GeForce 6800 GS, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
30.57
+7009%

GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms 6800 GS by a whopping 7009% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1491253
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.210.01
Power efficiency16.21no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGP104NV41
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)7 November 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499.99 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 1080 Mobile has 412000% better value for money than 6800 GS.

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 cores2560no data
Core clock speed1607 MHz425 MHz
Boost clock speed1771 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million190 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate283.45.100
Floating-point processing power9.068 TFLOPSno data
ROPs648
TMUs16012

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s500 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s32 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.43.0
OpenGL4.52.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA+-

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 HD115
+11400%
1−2
−11400%
1440p710−1
4K550−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.35
+5627%
249.00
−5627%
1440p7.04no data
4K9.09no data
  • GTX 1080 Mobile has 5627% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+9600%
1−2
−9600%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+9350%
2−3
−9350%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+9600%
1−2
−9600%
Battlefield 5 115
+11400%
1−2
−11400%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+9350%
2−3
−9350%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Far Cry 5 91
+9000%
1−2
−9000%
Fortnite 143
+7050%
2−3
−7050%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+10700%
1−2
−10700%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+10300%
1−2
−10300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+13100%
1−2
−13100%
Valorant 188
+9300%
2−3
−9300%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+9600%
1−2
−9600%
Battlefield 5 112
+11100%
1−2
−11100%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+9350%
2−3
−9350%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+9100%
3−4
−9100%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Dota 2 130−140
+13700%
1−2
−13700%
Far Cry 5 117
+11600%
1−2
−11600%
Fortnite 201
+9950%
2−3
−9950%
Forza Horizon 4 106
+10500%
1−2
−10500%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+10300%
1−2
−10300%
Grand Theft Auto V 119
+11800%
1−2
−11800%
Metro Exodus 73
+7200%
1−2
−7200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 115
+11400%
1−2
−11400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+14100%
1−2
−14100%
Valorant 186
+9200%
2−3
−9200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+10100%
1−2
−10100%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Dota 2 120
+11900%
1−2
−11900%
Far Cry 5 108
+10700%
1−2
−10700%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+10100%
1−2
−10100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 91
+9000%
1−2
−9000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Valorant 137
+13600%
1−2
−13600%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150
+7400%
2−3
−7400%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+8000%
1−2
−8000%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+7500%
3−4
−7500%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70 0−1
Metro Exodus 44 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+8650%
2−3
−8650%
Valorant 183
+9050%
2−3
−9050%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 86
+8500%
1−2
−8500%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Far Cry 5 74
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Forza Horizon 4 87
+8600%
1−2
−8600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 88
+8700%
1−2
−8700%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 35−40 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+7500%
1−2
−7500%
Metro Exodus 27 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51 0−1
Valorant 178
+8800%
2−3
−8800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 52 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 35−40 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Dota 2 95−100
+9800%
1−2
−9800%
Far Cry 5 40 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 61 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 33 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 42 0−1

This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and 6800 GS compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 11400% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.57 0.43
Recency 15 August 2016 7 November 2005
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 130 nm

GTX 1080 Mobile has a 7009.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 6800 GS is a desktop one.

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