GeForce 6800 XE vs RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Place in the ranking	34	1423
Place by popularity	90	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	63.98	no data
Power efficiency	24.83	no data
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	AD106	NV40
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)	30 September 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

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 cores	4352	no data
Core clock speed	2310 MHz	275 MHz
Boost clock speed	2535 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	22,900 million	222 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	344.8	2.200
Floating-point processing power	22.06 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	8
TMUs	136	8
Tensor Cores	136	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	34	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	AGP 8x
Length	240 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	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	GDDR6	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	266 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	8.512 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.7	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	3.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
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.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 59.38
+39487%

6800 XE 0.15

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 4060 Ti 16 GB 22832
+39266%

6800 XE 58

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	173	-0−1
1440p	94	-0−1
4K	57	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.88	no data
1440p	5.31	no data
4K	8.75	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	130−140	0−1
Elden Ring	167	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	130−140	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	344	0−1
Metro Exodus	160	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110	0−1
Valorant	260−270	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	130−140	0−1
Dota 2	163	0−1
Elden Ring	220−230	0−1
Far Cry 5	139	0−1
Fortnite	230−240	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	272	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	163	0−1
Metro Exodus	127	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180	0−1
Valorant	260−270	0−1
World of Tanks	270−280	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	130−140	0−1
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	235	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220	0−1
Valorant	260−270	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	101	0−1
Elden Ring	140−150	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	101	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70	0−1
World of Tanks	350−400	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	70−75	0−1
Far Cry 5	160−170	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	153	0−1
Metro Exodus	119	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	96	0−1
Valorant	230−240	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70	0−1
Dota 2	101	0−1
Elden Ring	70−75	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	101	0−1
Metro Exodus	48	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	101	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	65−70	0−1
Far Cry 5	100−110	0−1
Fortnite	95−100	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	80	0−1
Valorant	130−140	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	59.38	0.15
Recency	18 May 2023	30 September 2005
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm	130 nm

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has a 39486.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 XE in performance tests.

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