GeForce 6800 GT

CurieGeForce 6 SeriesDesktopDDR2004NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2004-04-14
Memory
128 MB DDR
Memory Bandwidth
16 GB/s
Interface
AGP 8x
Process Node
TSMC 130 nm
Bus Width
256-bit
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Why It Mattered

GeForce 6800 GT belongs to the Curie and GeForce 6 Series era around 2004, when PC graphics cards varied heavily by bus, memory chips, BIOS, cooler, and display outputs. Tracking the exact model helps retro builders distinguish period-correct boards from similarly named variants.

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Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series Product OverviewOfficial NVIDIA comparison identifying a 256-bit effective memory interface for GeForce 6800 models across AGP and PCI ExpressOpen source

Independent reference sources

  1. TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Reference databases

  1. RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen GPU database used to cross-check specifications A reference database: good for cross-checking specifications, but not proof of the original release details on its own.Open source

Photo sources

  1. Wikimedia Commons
    Photo: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT AGP board without heatsink (Front)Creator: AppaloosaCredit: Appaloosa / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: Grafikkarte NVidia 6800GT ohne KuehlkoerperLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0 UnportedSource claim: Commons creator Appaloosa publishes this own-work GeForce 6800 GT photograph under CC BY-SA 3.0.Modified: Resized to 960 px maximum dimension and JPEG recompressed at quality 78; no crop. This derivative is shared under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported.Board identity: The exact photographed example is identified on its Commons file page.Configuration: The exposed AGP board does not establish the Wiki 128 MB DDR capacity or AGP 8x signaling speed.License deedOriginal file page