GeForce 6800 XE vs HD Graphics

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics and GeForce 6800 XE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics
2012
35 Watt
0.72
+414%

HD Graphics outperforms 6800 XE by a whopping 414% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12001470
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Power efficiency1.57no data
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1NV40
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (13 years ago)30 September 2005 (19 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 cores48no data
Core clock speed650 MHz275 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHzno data
Number of transistors392 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate6.3002.200
Floating-point processing power0.1008 TFLOPSno data
ROPs18
TMUs68

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 1.0 x16AGP 8x
WidthIGP1-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 typeSystem SharedDDR2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared266 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data8.512 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.02.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.80N/A

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.

HD Graphics 0.72
+414%
6800 XE 0.14

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 300
+417%
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 0.14
Recency 1 April 2012 30 September 2005
Chip lithography 22 nm 130 nm

HD Graphics has a 414.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 490.9% more advanced lithography process.

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

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