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NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT

Graphics Processor
NV45
Pixel Shaders
16
Vertex Shaders
6
TMUs
16
ROPs
16
Memory Size
256 MB
Memory Type
GDDR3
Bus Width
256 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The GeForce 6800 GT was a graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on June 8th, 2004. Built on the 130 nm process, and based on the NV45 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 NV45 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 256 MB GDDR3 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 500 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 67 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x S-Video. GeForce 6800 GT is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 1.0 x16 interface.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
NV45
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
Jun 8th, 2004
Generation
GeForce 6 PCIe
(6800)
Predecessor
GeForce PCX
Successor
GeForce 7 PCIe
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
Reviews
115 in our database

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
350 MHz
Memory Clock
500 MHz
1000 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
256 MB
Memory Type
GDDR3
Memory Bus
256 bit
Bandwidth
32.00 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
67 W
Suggested PSU
250 W
Outputs
2x DVI
1x S-Video
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin
Board Number
P211

Graphics Features

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

NV45 GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP1
VDPAU: No Support

NV45 = NV40 + HSI

Latest Drivers:
Windows 2000:
ForceWare Release 93.71 / 93.81 Beta
Quadro Release 261.19

Windows XP / Server 2003 x64:
GeForce Release 307.83
Quadro Release R310 U7 (312.69)

Windows Vista / 7 / 8:
GeForce Release 309.08
Quadro Release R310 U7 (312.69)
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