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NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

Graphics Processor
NV40
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 Ultra 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 Ultra variant, the card supports DirectX 9.0c. Since GeForce 6800 Ultra 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 256 MB GDDR3 memory with the GeForce 6800 Ultra, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 425 MHz, memory is running at 550 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra draws power from 2x Molex power connectors, with power draw not exactly known. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x S-Video. GeForce 6800 Ultra is connected to the rest of the system using an AGP 8x interface. The card measures 216 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
NV40
GPU Variant
6800 Ultra
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
425 MHz
Memory Clock
550 MHz
1100 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
256 MB
Memory Type
GDDR3
Memory Bus
256 bit
Bandwidth
35.20 GB/s

Render Config

Pixel Shaders
16
Vertex Shaders
6
TMUs
16
ROPs
16

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
6.800 GPixel/s
Vertex Rate
637.5 MVertices/s
Texture Rate
6.800 GTexel/s

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
Length
216 mm
8.5 inches
TDP
unknown
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
2x DVI
1x S-Video
Power Connectors
2x Molex
Board Number
P201

Graphics Features

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

NV40 GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP1
VDPAU: No Support

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)

Retail boards based on this design (4)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
425 MHz 550 MHz Dual-slot
425 MHz 550 MHz
450 MHz 600 MHz
425 MHz 550 MHz
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