Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile vs GeForce Go 6800

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Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 6800 with Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Go 6800
2004
256 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.28

RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Go 6800 by a whopping 9279% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Go 6800 Go 6800
RTX 3000 Mobile RTX 3000 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1345210
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.4322.48
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNV41TU106
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date8 November 2004 (20 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 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 cores172304
Core clock speed300 MHz945 MHz
Boost clock speed300 MHz1380 MHz
Number of transistors190 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate3.600198.7
Floating-point processing powerno data6.359 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs12144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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
InterfaceMXM-IIIPCIe 3.0 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 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed550 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth35.2 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
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-7.5

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 3000 Mobile 26.26
+9279%

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 3000 Mobile 10116
+9443%

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
−10300%
104
+10300%
4K0−188

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2050%
40−45
+2050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2467%
77
+2467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2050%
40−45
+2050%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1225%
50−55
+1225%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1400%
120−130
+1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2125%
85−90
+2125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−279%
100−110
+279%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1800%
55−60
+1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2050%
40−45
+2050%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1225%
50−55
+1225%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1400%
120−130
+1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2125%
85−90
+2125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−522%
55−60
+522%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−279%
100−110
+279%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1200%
39
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2050%
40−45
+2050%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1225%
50−55
+1225%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1400%
120−130
+1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2125%
85−90
+2125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−522%
56
+522%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−279%
100−110
+279%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 16−18
Hitman 3 6−7
−417%
30−35
+417%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−2600%
50−55
+2600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2100%
40−45
+2100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 14−16

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how Go 6800 and RTX 3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 10300% 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 RTX 3000 Mobile is 2600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.28 26.26
Recency 8 November 2004 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 80 Watt

Go 6800 has 77.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 3000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 9278.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 6800 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation 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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