Quadro T2000 Max-Q vs GeForce Go 6800

Place in the ranking	1345	307
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.43	30.61
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	NV41	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	8 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 cores	17	1024
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1200 MHz
Boost clock speed	300 MHz	1620 MHz
Number of transistors	190 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	40 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	103.7
Floating-point processing power	no data	3.318 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	12	64

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	medium sized
Interface	MXM-III	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB/s	128.0 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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	3.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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

T2000 Max-Q 17.87
+6282%

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

T2000 Max-Q 6886
+6396%

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	58
1440p	-0−1	26
4K	0−1	46

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−1300%

27−30
+1300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1667%	53 +1667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1300%	27−30 +1300%
Hitman 3	4−5 −750%	30−35 +750%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1000%	85−90 +1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1375%	55−60 +1375%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −207%	85−90 +207%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1300%	27−30 +1300%
Hitman 3	4−5 −750%	30−35 +750%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1000%	85−90 +1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1375%	55−60 +1375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −356%	40−45 +356%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −207%	85−90 +207%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −733%	25 +733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1300%	27−30 +1300%
Hitman 3	4−5 −750%	30−35 +750%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −588%	55 +588%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1375%	55−60 +1375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −267%	33 +267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −207%	85−90 +207%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	10−11
Hitman 3	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1350%

27−30
+1350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	9−10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−700%

16−18
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	86 +0%	86 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	64 +0%	64 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	69 +0%	69 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

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

in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T2000 Max-Q is 1700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T2000 Max-Q is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.28	17.87
Recency	8 November 2004	27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	130 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	40 Watt

T2000 Max-Q has a 6282.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T2000 Max-Q 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 T2000 Max-Q 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.