GeForce 6800

CurieGeForce 6 SeriesDesktopDDR2004NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Architecture
Curie
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
Sources

Sources reviewed: 2026-08-13

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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

Derived datasets and spec dumps

  1. RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen data inventory used for bulk normalization and cross-checking Derived/spec-dump source. Treat as a reference dataset, not independent historical verification.Open source

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