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NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT

Graphics Processor
NV40
Pixel Shaders
16
Vertex Shaders
6
TMUs
16
ROPs
16
Memory Size
128 MB
Memory Type
DDR
Bus Width
256 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The GeForce 6800 GT was a graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on April 14th, 2004. Built on the 130 nm process, and based on the NV40 graphics processor, in its 6800 GT variant, the card supports DirectX 9.0c. Since GeForce 6800 GT does not support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12, it might not be able to run all the latest games. The NV40 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 287 mm² and 222 million transistors. It features 16 pixel shaders and 6 vertex shaders, 16 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. Due to the lack of unified shaders you will not be able to run recent games at all (which require unified shader/DX10+ support). NVIDIA has paired 128 MB DDR memory with the GeForce 6800 GT, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 350 MHz, memory is running at 250 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT draws power from 1x Molex power connector, with power draw not exactly known. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video. GeForce 6800 GT is connected to the rest of the system using an AGP 8x interface.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
NV40
GPU Variant
6800 GT
Architecture
Curie
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
130 nm
Transistors
222 million
Density
773.5K / mm²
Die Size
287 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Apr 14th, 2004
Generation
GeForce 6 AGP
(6800)
Predecessor
GeForce FX
Successor
GeForce 7 AGP
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
AGP 8x
Reviews
115 in our database

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
350 MHz
Memory Clock
250 MHz
500 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
128 MB
Memory Type
DDR
Memory Bus
256 bit
Bandwidth
16.00 GB/s

Render Config

Pixel Shaders
16
Vertex Shaders
6
TMUs
16
ROPs
16

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
5.600 GPixel/s
Vertex Rate
525.0 MVertices/s
Texture Rate
5.600 GTexel/s

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
TDP
unknown
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x DVI
1x VGA
1x S-Video
Power Connectors
1x Molex
Board Number
P201,
P212

Graphics Features

DirectX
9.0c (9_3)
OpenGL
2.0 (full)
2.1 (partial)
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
Shader Model
3.0

NV40 GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP1
VDPAU: No Support

Retail boards based on this design (1)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
350 MHz 250 MHz
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