GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile vs Go 6800

Place in the ranking	1345	27
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.43	41.05
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	NV41	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	8 November 2004 (20 years ago)	3 January 2023 (2 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 cores	17	7424
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1290 MHz
Boost clock speed	300 MHz	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	190 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	110 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	386.3
Floating-point processing power	no data	24.72 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	80
TMUs	12	232
Tensor Cores	no data	232
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	58

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 size	large	large
Interface	MXM-III	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB/s	432.0 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 Connectors

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.7
OpenGL	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 0.28

RTX 4080 Mobile 65.45
+23275%

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 106

RTX 4080 Mobile 25167
+23642%

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 HD	0−1	155
1440p	-0−1	102
4K	-0−1	68

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2288%	191 +2288%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −7350%	149 +7350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1588%	135 +1588%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3450%	71 +3450%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −7560%	383 +7560%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2875%	110−120 +2875%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1488%	127 +1488%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3000%	62 +3000%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2017%	127 +2017%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −6920%	351 +6920%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −3483%	210−220 +3483%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2875%	110−120 +2875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −4250%	170−180 +4250%
World of Tanks	12−14 −2225%	270−280 +2225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1313%	113 +1313%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2950%	61 +2950%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2000%	120−130 +2000%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −6360%	323 +6360%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −3483%	210−220 +3483%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−8650%

170−180
+8650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −767%	78 +767%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1950%	41 +1950%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −6900%	140 +6900%
Valorant	4−5 −6700%	270−280 +6700%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −860%	144 +860%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −860%	144 +860%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −20800%	200−210 +20800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −860%	144 +860%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	80−85
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1900%	20 +1900%
Dota 2	14−16 −947%	157 +947%
Valorant	0−1	150−160

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

250−260

+0%

250−260

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Valorant	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	164 +0%	164 +0%
Elden Ring	257 +0%	257 +0%
Fortnite	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	157 +0%	157 +0%
Metro Exodus	61 +0%	61 +0%
Valorant	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	165 +0%	165 +0%
Valorant	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	122 +0%	122 +0%
Elden Ring	172 +0%	172 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	122 +0%	122 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
World of Tanks	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	237 +0%	237 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	53 +0%	53 +0%
Elden Ring	88 +0%	88 +0%
Metro Exodus	67 +0%	67 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	122 +0%	122 +0%

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4080 Mobile is 20800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4080 Mobile is ahead in 31 test (51%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.28	65.45
Recency	8 November 2004	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	130 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	110 Watt

Go 6800 has 144.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 23275% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 in performance tests.

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