GeForce 6800

CurieGeForce 6 SeriesDesktopDDR2004NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2004-04-14
Memory
256 MB DDR
Memory Bandwidth
22.4 GB/s
Interface
AGP 8x
Process Node
TSMC 110 nm
Bus Width
256-bit
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Why It Mattered

GeForce 6800 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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Previous in series: GeForce 6700 XLNext in series: GeForce 6800 GS
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Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. NVIDIA Launches GeForce 6 Series—Biggest Performance and Feature Leap in Company HistoryOfficial April 14, 2004 introduction of the original GeForce 6800 Ultra and GeForce 6800 modelsOpen source
  2. 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 Personal Cinema engineering-sample AGP board (Front)Creator: HyinsCredit: Hyins / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Personal CinemaLicense: Public domain creator dedicationSource claim: Commons creator Hyins dedicates this own-work GeForce 6800 Personal Cinema engineering-sample photograph to the public domain.Modified: Resized to 960 px maximum dimension and JPEG recompressed at quality 78; no crop.Board identity: The exact photographed example is identified on its Commons file page.Configuration: The source identifies an engineering sample. The pictured board does not establish the Wiki 256 MB DDR capacity or AGP 8x signaling speed.Original file page