GeForce 6800 vs HD Graphics 505

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 505 with GeForce 6800, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 505
2016
8 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 10 Watt
0.81
+224%

HD Graphics 505 outperforms 6800 by a whopping 224% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11811399
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.88no data
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameApollo Lake GT1.5NV41
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 September 2016 (9 years ago)8 November 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39.99

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 cores144no data
Core clock speed200 MHz325 MHz
Boost clock speed650 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 million190 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Wattno data
Texture fill rate11.703.900
Floating-point processing power0.1872 TFLOPSno data
ROPs38
TMUs1812

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4DDR
Maximum RAM amount8 GB256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared300 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data19.2 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.43.0
OpenGL4.62.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL3.0N/A
Vulkan1.3N/A

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

HD Graphics 505 0.81
+224%
GeForce 6800 0.25

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.

HD Graphics 505 359
+221%
Samples: 221
GeForce 6800 112
Samples: 117

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 HD9
+350%
2−3
−350%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data20.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Fortnite 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Valorant 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Fortnite 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Valorant 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Valorant 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 0−1 0−1

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Valorant 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

This is how HD Graphics 505 and GeForce 6800 compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 505 is 350% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 0.25
Recency 1 September 2016 8 November 2004
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 130 nm

HD Graphics 505 has a 224% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics 505 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 505 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 6800 is a desktop one.

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