GeForce 6800 vs GTX 850A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 850A with GeForce 6800, including specs and performance data.

GTX 850A
2014
2 GB DDR3, 45 Watt
1.72
+537%

GTX 850A outperforms 6800 by a whopping 537% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9581388
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.91no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGM107NV41
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 March 2014 (11 years ago)8 November 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39.99

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 cores640no data
Core clock speed902 MHz325 MHz
Boost clock speed936 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million190 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data
Texture fill rate37.443.900
Floating-point processing power1.198 TFLOPSno data
ROPs168
TMUs4012

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 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-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 typeDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz300 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s19.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.62.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 850A 1.72
+537%
GeForce 6800 0.27

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 850A 721
+544%
GeForce 6800 112

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.72 0.27
Recency 17 March 2014 8 November 2004
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 130 nm

GTX 850A has a 537% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 850A is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 850A is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 6800 is a desktop one.

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