GeForce 6800 XT and GeForce FX 5950 Ultra - video card comparison
Passmark - benchmark score GeForce 6800 XT vs GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
GeForce 6800 XT
127
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
61
GeForce 6800 XT
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
Architecture
Curie (2003−2013)
Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name
NV42
NV38
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
September 2005
October 2003
Interface
AGP 8x
AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors
1x Molex
1x Molex
Core clock speed
450 MHz
475 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
110 nm
130 nm
Number of transistors
202 million
135 million
Power consumption (TDP)
-
74 Watt
Texture fill rate
5.400
3.800
Memory type
GDDR3
DDR
Maximum RAM amount
256 MB
256 MB
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1200 MBps
950 MHz
Memory bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
30.4 GB/s
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
DirectX
9.0c (9_3)
9.0a
OpenCL
N/A
N/A
OpenGL
2.0 (full)
Shader Model
3.0-
Vulkan
N/A
N/A