Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce Go 6800 Ultra

Go 6100 Go 6100 + nForce Go 430 Go 6150 Go 6150 + nForce Go 430 Go 6200 Go 6250 Go 6400 Go 6600 Go 6600 NPB 128M Go 6600 TE Go 6800 Go 6800 Ultra
VS
Radeon RX 6400 Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon RX 6600 Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon RX 6650 XT Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon RX 6750 XT Radeon RX 6800 Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon RX 6850 XT Radeon RX 6900 XT Radeon RX 6950 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 6800 Ultra with Radeon RX 6800 XT, including specs and performance data.

Go 6800 Ultra
2005
256 MB GDDR3, 89 Watt
0.36

RX 6800 XT outperforms Go 6800 Ultra by a whopping 17928% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Go 6800 Ultra Go 6800 Ultra
RX 6800 XT RX 6800 XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking128228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.50
Power efficiency0.2815.09
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNV41Navi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date24 February 2005 (19 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores174608
Core clock speed450 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed450 MHz2250 MHz
Number of transistors190 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate5.400648.0
Floating-point processing powerno data20.74 TFLOPS
ROPs8128
TMUs12288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

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 MB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s512.0 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 Dependent1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

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/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.2

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
RX 6800 XT 64.90
+17928%

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
RX 6800 XT 25034
+18173%

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
−20300%
204
+20300%
1440p0−1144
4K0−193

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.18
1440pno data4.51
4Kno data6.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6150%
120−130
+6150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4367%
130−140
+4367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5700%
110−120
+5700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6150%
120−130
+6150%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3200%
132
+3200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2900%
240−250
+2900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−6600%
260−270
+6600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−1004%
309
+1004%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4367%
130−140
+4367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5700%
110−120
+5700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6150%
120−130
+6150%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3300%
136
+3300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2900%
240−250
+2900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−8775%
355
+8775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1422%
130−140
+1422%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−1004%
309
+1004%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4367%
130−140
+4367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5700%
110−120
+5700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6150%
120−130
+6150%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2950%
122
+2950%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3388%
279
+3388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7450%
302
+7450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1678%
160
+1678%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−300%
112
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 65−70
Hitman 3 6−7
−1800%
114
+1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−10650%
215
+10650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−5700%
116
+5700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 65

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3700%
76
+3700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 158
+0%
158
+0%
Battlefield 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+0%
122
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 135
+0%
135
+0%
Battlefield 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 118
+0%
118
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120
+0%
120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+0%
98
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 112
+0%
112
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 222
+0%
222
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 314
+0%
314
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 126
+0%
126
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110
+0%
110
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 133
+0%
133
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 49
+0%
49
+0%

This is how Go 6800 Ultra and RX 6800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 XT is 20300% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6800 XT is 10650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6800 XT is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.36 64.90
Recency 24 February 2005 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 300 Watt

Go 6800 Ultra has 237.1% lower power consumption.

RX 6800 XT, on the other hand, has a 17927.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 Ultra in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 6800 Ultra is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6800 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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9300M GS GeForce 9300M GS
FX 570M Quadro FX 570M
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9600M GS GeForce 9600M GS
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9600M GT GeForce 9600M GT
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UHD Graphics 910 UHD Graphics 910
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RTX 3060 GeForce RTX 3060
GT 130M GeForce GT 130M
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UHD Graphics 600 UHD Graphics 600

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