GeForce 6800 Ultra vs Radeon HD 6350

Place in the ranking	1274	1279
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.32	0.31
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Park	NV45
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2011 (13 years ago)	26 July 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$23	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	80	no data
Core clock speed	650 MHz	425 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	222 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	81 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.200	6.800
Floating-point processing power	0.104 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	8	16

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 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	168 mm	197 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	550 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	35.2 GB/s

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 DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/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. 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.

HD 6350 0.36

6800 Ultra 0.36

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 6350 140
+1.4%

6800 Ultra 138

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

Recency	7 February 2011	26 July 2004
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	81 Watt

HD 6350 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 225% more advanced lithography process, and 326.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 6350 and GeForce 6800 Ultra.

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