GeForce 6800 vs RTX 3060 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and GeForce 6800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3060 Ti
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 200 Watt
48.54
+17878%

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms 6800 by a whopping 17878% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking721388
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation60.17no data
Power efficiency18.49no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGA104NV41
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 December 2020 (4 years ago)8 November 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $39.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores4864no data
Core clock speed1410 MHz325 MHz
Boost clock speed1665 MHzno data
Number of transistors17,400 million190 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Wattno data
Texture fill rate253.13.900
Floating-point processing power16.2 TFLOPSno data
ROPs808
TMUs15212
Tensor Cores152no data
Ray Tracing Cores38no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6DDR
Maximum RAM amount8 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz300 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s19.2 GB/s
Shared memory-no data
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.53.0
OpenGL4.62.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2N/A
CUDA8.6-
DLSS+-

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.

RTX 3060 Ti 48.54
+17878%
GeForce 6800 0.27

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.

RTX 3060 Ti 20342
+18063%
GeForce 6800 112

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 HD1390−1
1440p77-0−1
4K49-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.87no data
1440p5.18no data
4K8.14no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 344
+34300%
1−2
−34300%
Cyberpunk 2077 132 0−1
God of War 141 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 145 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 330
+32900%
1−2
−32900%
Cyberpunk 2077 113 0−1
Far Cry 5 144 0−1
Fortnite 210−220
+21100%
1−2
−21100%
Forza Horizon 4 200
+19900%
1−2
−19900%
Forza Horizon 5 176 0−1
God of War 120 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Valorant 270−280
+26900%
1−2
−26900%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 124 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 224
+22300%
1−2
−22300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+27700%
1−2
−27700%
Cyberpunk 2077 95 0−1
Dota 2 145 0−1
Far Cry 5 137 0−1
Fortnite 210−220
+21100%
1−2
−21100%
Forza Horizon 4 196
+19500%
1−2
−19500%
Forza Horizon 5 158 0−1
God of War 95 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 141 0−1
Metro Exodus 110 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 185
+18400%
1−2
−18400%
Valorant 270−280
+26900%
1−2
−26900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 114 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 84 0−1
Dota 2 135 0−1
Far Cry 5 129 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 173 0−1
God of War 68 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92 0−1
Valorant 274
+27300%
1−2
−27300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 210−220
+21100%
1−2
−21100%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 146 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+34800%
1−2
−34800%
Grand Theft Auto V 97 0−1
Metro Exodus 66 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Valorant 300−350
+30300%
1−2
−30300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 98 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 54 0−1
Far Cry 5 105 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 150 0−1
God of War 58 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 130−140 0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 36 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 107 0−1
Metro Exodus 43 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77 0−1
Valorant 280−290
+28800%
1−2
−28800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 60−65 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 25 0−1
Dota 2 109 0−1
Far Cry 5 65 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 103 0−1
God of War 41 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.54 0.27
Recency 1 December 2020 8 November 2004
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 8 nm 130 nm

RTX 3060 Ti has a 17877.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 in performance tests.

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