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NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS is a graphics card using a 130 nm process. It has 256 MB of GDDR3 memory on a 256-bit bus, 32.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth and a 59 W board power rating. It scores 192 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1.

NV40130 nm

6/10 key specs recorded · 20 facts

Depth: 28 recorded fields, 1 PassMark workload

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 6 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

GDDR3 · 256-bit

Boost clock

n/a

Board power

59 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS scores 192 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 24.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,212), measured across 53 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 72.

PassMark G3D Mark

192

Rank #2,212
Faster than 24.2% of 2,658 GPUs
53 samples

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

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 5 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 6.5% of 1,675 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS averages DirectX 9 5 fps, across 53 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCI-E x16

Max memory 256 MB

Core clock 425 MHz

Memory clock 1000 MHz

DirectX 9.0c

OpenGL 2.1

First benchmarked 2009-04-04

Samples 53

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS states the PCI-E x16 interface, up to 256 MB of memory, a core clock of 425 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 GS specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS/XT, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Not recorded

Codename NV40

Chip Not recorded

Process node 130 nm

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS uses the NV40 graphics processor and is manufactured on a 130 nm process.

Memory

Size 256 MB

Type GDDR3

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth 32.0 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS is equipped with 256 MB of GDDR3 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 32.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS has a board power rating of 59 W and it connects over PCI-E x16.

Board power (TDP) 59 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCI-E x16

Market

Launched Not recorded

Launch price $249

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce 6 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS launched at a price of $249.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 192

PassMark G2D 72

Rank #2,212

Samples 53

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS 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 GS. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS (Prerelease - WDDM 1.0), WinFast PX6800 GS and MSI NX6800GS (NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS (Prerelease - WDDM 1.0); WinFast PX6800 GS; MSI NX6800GS (NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS)