September 2004 3Digest:
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB DDR3 (400/1100 MHz)
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This GPU is presented by Leadtek WinFast A400 Ultra (NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra), 256MB, AGP card.
Features:
- NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra (16 pixel and 6 vertex pipelines), 425 MHz clock (reference is 400 MHz);
- 256MB DDR3 SGRAM in Samsung BGA chips. 550 (1100) MHz memory clock.
- 256-bit bus;
- Peak fill rate in the multitexturing mode without optimizations is 6400+ megapixels/sec and 6400+ megatexels/sec.
By the end of the month the product has MSRP of $499 (the real value is about $600-650 considering the newness), supports DirectX 9.0c.
This is a new-generation product for $500-550 segment. Supports all innovations, including shaders 3.0.
1.6-2.0ns fetch indicates 625-500 (1250-1000) MHz clock, but memory operates at 550 (1100) MHz clock.
You can read more on GeForce 6 Series in our reviews: Theoretical
and analytical graphics card reviews containing functional analysis
of NVIDIA GPUs.
On September 10, 2004 the latest drivers from NVIDIA were 65.76, 66.31 for Windows XP.
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