GeForce 6800 XE vs GTX 550 Ti

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking655not rated
Place by popularity71not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.29no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGF116NV40
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)30 September 2005 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data
Current price$197 (1.3x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores192no data
CUDA cores192no data
Core clock speed900 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)116 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate28.8 billion/sec2.200
Floating-point performance691.2 gflopsno data

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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Length8.25" (21 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsOne 6-pinNone
SLI options+no 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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4.1 GB/s532 MHz
Memory bandwidth98.4 GB/s8.512 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.22.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 550 Ti 1550
+2572%
6800 XE 58

GTX 550 Ti outperforms 6800 XE by 2572% in Passmark.

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 March 2011 30 September 2005
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and GeForce 6800 XE. We've got no test results to judge.


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