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Based on current gaming requirements the GeForce 6800 GS is considered one of the weakest cards and wont meet modern AAA game specs. Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 9 requirement.

How many years will the GeForce 6800 GS graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce 6800 GS in your PC? Its upgrade time for the GeForce 6800 GS, assuming you are a modern day gamer.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce 6800 GS? Are you looking to upgrade a GeForce 6800 GS? Then we would suggest getting a 16 Series GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB, as it can run 771 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 2932% increased graphics performance. Alternatively a suitable upgrade choice for the GeForce 6800 GS is the R-500 Series Radeon RX 580 8GB, which is 2373% more powerful and can run 673 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.

FPS System Benchmark

0 FPS

High

Game

Red Dead Redemption 2

The GeForce 6800 GS is released on 01 Dec 2005

GeForce 6800 GS Game FPS Benchmarks On Ultra

Nvidia PC game performance check GeForce 6800 GS

GPU

Architecture

NV40/NV42

Process

TMUs

Texture Rate

ROPs

Pixel Rate

Shader
Processing Units (Cuda Cores)

Ray Tracing Cores

Tensor Cores

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 9.0c

Shader

3.0

Open GL

1.5

Resolution (WxH)

2560x1600

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the GeForce 6800 GS graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

256 MB

Memory Speed

500 MHz

Memory Bus

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR3

Memory Bandwidth

32GB/sec

L2 Cache

0KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

425 MHz

Power

Max Power

55 Watts

PSU

Power Connector

None

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Best RAM Match

Best Resolution

GPU Upgrade

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GeForce 6800 GS Game Requirement Analysis

The groundbreaking new NVIDIA GeForce 6800 graphics processing units (GPUs) and their revolutionary technologies power worlds where reality and fantasy meet; worlds in which new standards are set for visual realism and quality, performance, and video functionality. The GeForce 6800 GPUs deliver powerful, elegant graphics to drench your senses, immersing you in unparalleled worlds of visual effects for the ultimate PC experience.

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CPU

Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 480X 4GB

2696%

RAM

13GB

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Popular Game System Requirements
Game	Min.	Rec.
Halo Infinite Multiplayer	1319%	3061%
Battlefield 2042	1319%	3061%
Far Cry 6	2051%	3416%
Grand Theft Auto VI	2051%	3319%
Resident Evil 8	1489%	3061%
Battlefield 6	1319%	3061%
Forza Horizon 5	459%	1814%
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2	2330%	3846%
Days Gone	1771%	2201%
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy	1018%	2201%

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