GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL vs GTX 260M SLI

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking786not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.54no data
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameNB9E-GTXNV40
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 March 2009 (16 years ago)14 April 2004 (21 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores224no data
Core clock speed550 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million222 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rateno data6.400
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data16

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
Interfaceno dataAGP Pro 8x
Lengthno data305 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed950 MHz550 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data35.2 GB/s
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 Connectorsno data2x DVI

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX109.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 March 2009 14 April 2004
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt

GTX 260M SLI has an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 136.4% more advanced lithography process.

6800 Ultra DDL, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260M SLI and GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260M SLI is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL is a desktop one.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M SLI
GeForce GTX 260M SLI
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL
GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


2.7 7 votes

Rate GeForce GTX 260M SLI on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
5 2 votes

Rate GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about GeForce GTX 260M SLI or GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.