NVIDIA · 2005
NVIDIA GeForce6800 UltraExtreme Edition
The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra Extreme Edition is a high-end graphics card released in 2005, based on the Curie architecture and NV40/NV45 GPU.
The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra Extreme Edition is a graphics card released on March 14, 2005, with a launch MSRP of $599 USD. It is built on the Curie architecture using a 130 nm process node and features the NV40/NV45 GPU chip. The card has 16 shading units, a base clock of 400 MHz, and 0.256 GB of GDDR3 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 35.2 GB/s. It supports DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.1. The card has a TDP of 171 W and requires two Molex power connectors. It is available in AGP 8x and PCI Express x16 bus interfaces, with display outputs including DVI, VGA, and S-Video. The GeForce 6800 Ultra Extreme Edition succeeds the GeForce 6800 Ultra and was succeeded by the GeForce 7800 GTX.
Specifications
| Architecture unverified | Curie |
|---|---|
| GPU chip unverified | NV40/NV45 |
| Process node unverified | 130 nm |
| Shading units unverified | 16 |
| Base clock unverified | 400 MHz |
| Memory size unverified | 0.256 GB |
| Memory type unverified | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus unverified | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth unverified | 35.2 GB/s |
| Board power (TDP) unverified | 171 W |
| Power connectors unverified | 2x Molex |
| Bus interface unverified | AGP 8x / PCI Express x16 |
| Display outputs unverified | DVI, VGA, S-Video |
| DirectX support unverified | 9.0c |
| OpenGL support unverified | 2.1 |
| Release date unverified | 2005-03-14 |
| Release year unverified | 2005 |
| Launch MSRP unverified | 599 USD |
| Successor unverified | GeForce 7800 GTX |
| Predecessor unverified | GeForce 6800 Ultra |