XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB @ TheTechLounge
The GeForce 6800 GT wasn't originally in NVIDIA's plans. Initially, only two 6800 cards were announced. The GeForce 6800 ('vanilla' or 'non-ultra') has slower core and memory speeds, 12 pixel pipelines and a $300 price tag, whereas the GeForce 6800 Ultra has much faster clock speeds, 16 pipelines and a $500 price tag. However, ATI's announcement of the X800 Pro, which would cost $400, fell directly between the two 6800 cards. NVIDIA saw this and had to quickly fill in the gap. And so the 6800 GT was born.

Today we will be taking a look at the GeForce 6800 GT from XFX Technologies. The 6800 GT has all the same features and technologies as the 6800 Ultra, unlike the vanilla 6800 which has reduced pixel and vertex shaders, older DDR instead of G-DDR3 memory, and lower clock speeds. To bridge the gap between the 6800 and 6800 Ultra, the 6800 GT has the same features as the 6800 Ultra, the same number of shaders and the same G-DDR3 memory chips. The only change to reduce performance seems to be the lowered core and memory speeds. With all of these features, the 6800 GT comes in at around $400, making it direct competition to the Radeon X800 Pro. How will the 6800 GT stack up against the X800 Pro in the latest games and is NVIDIA's answer to the X800 Pro worth the relatively high cost? Let's find out.



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