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NVIDIA GeForce 6800

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 is a graphics card. It has 256 MB of DDR memory on a 256-bit bus, a boost clock of 325 MHz and a 40 W board power rating. It scores 113 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1.

NV48

5/10 key specs recorded · 18 facts

Depth: 26 recorded fields

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 5 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

n/a

Memory

256 MB

DDR · 256-bit

Boost clock

n/a

325 MHz base

Board power

40 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 scores 113 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 18.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,372), measured across 117 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 258.

PassMark G3D Mark

113

Rank #2,372
Faster than 18.1% of 2,658 GPUs
117 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface AGP 8x,PCI-E x16

Max memory 256 MB

Core clock 325 MHz

Memory clock 700 MHz

DirectX 9.0c

OpenGL 2.1

First benchmarked 2009-04-04

Samples 117

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 states the AGP 8x,PCI-E x16 interface, up to 256 MB of memory, a core clock of 325 MHz, DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1, first benchmarked on 2009-04-04. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS/XT, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XE, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

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Codename NV48

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The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 uses the NV48 graphics processor.

Clock speeds

Base clock 325 MHz

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The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 runs at a base clock of 325 MHz.

Memory

Size 256 MB

Type DDR

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 is equipped with 256 MB of DDR memory and uses a 256-bit memory bus.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 has a board power rating of 40 W and it connects over AGP 8x,PCI-E x16.

Board power (TDP) 40 W

Total board power Not recorded

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Bus interface AGP 8x,PCI-E x16

Market

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Launch price $299

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Segment Desktop

Series GeForce 6 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 launched at a price of $299.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 113

PassMark G2D 258

Rank #2,372

Samples 117

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 supports DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1.

DirectX 9.0c (stated by PassMark)

OpenGL 2.1 (stated by PassMark)

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce 6800. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce 6800. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce 6800.