GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Go 6800 Ultra

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 6800 Ultra and GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 6800 Ultra
2005
256 MB GDDR3, 89 Watt
0.36

RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Go 6800 Ultra by a whopping 10244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1281126
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data22.57
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNV41GA104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date24 February 2005 (19 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

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 cores175120
Core clock speed450 MHz1110 MHz
Boost clock speed450 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors190 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate5.400249.6
Floating-point processing powerno data15.97 TFLOPS
ROPs880
TMUs12160
Tensor Coresno data160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA-8.6

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Go 6800 Ultra 0.36
RTX 3070 Mobile 37.24
+10244%

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.

Go 6800 Ultra 137
RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+10385%

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 HD1−2
−11400%
115
+11400%
1440p0−172
4K-0−148

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5850%
119
+5850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3700%
75−80
+3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5250%
107
+5250%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2750%
114
+2750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1863%
150−160
+1863%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−3275%
130−140
+3275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−350%
120−130
+350%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−6167%
188
+6167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3700%
75−80
+3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4300%
88
+4300%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2550%
106
+2550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1863%
150−160
+1863%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4475%
183
+4475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−756%
75−80
+756%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−546%
181
+546%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3700%
75−80
+3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3600%
74
+3600%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2350%
98
+2350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1550%
132
+1550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4100%
168
+4100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−944%
94
+944%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−114%
60
+114%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 47
Hitman 3 6−7
−1033%
68
+1033%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−5500%
112
+5500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3550%
73
+3550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2400%
24−27
+2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 33

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2100%
44
+2100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+0%
91
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+0%
76
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 143
+0%
143
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 81
+0%
81
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
+0%
68
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 167
+0%
167
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 82
+0%
82
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+0%
53
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 125
+0%
125
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 159
+0%
159
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 38
+0%
38
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 119
+0%
119
+0%
Metro Exodus 71
+0%
71
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+0%
64
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+0%
93
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 71
+0%
71
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
+0%
27
+0%

This is how Go 6800 Ultra and RTX 3070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 11400% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3070 Mobile is 6167% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.36 37.24
Recency 24 February 2005 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 125 Watt

Go 6800 Ultra has 40.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 10244.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 Ultra in performance tests.


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