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NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Graphics processor Released Nov 14, 2004

Video memory: 128 MB
Memory bus: 128 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 17.60 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

Fill rate - Offscreen (1080p)Windows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

1,247.20^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

GFXBench 2.5 Egypt HD C24Z16 - Offscreen (1080p)Windows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

18.67^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD C24Z16 - Offscreen (1080p)Windows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

3.90^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Fixed Timestep - Offscreen (1080p)Windows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · ms

Lower is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

141,454^* ms

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

Triangle throughput: Textured - Offscreen (1080p)Windows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTriangles/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

94.59^* MTriangles/s

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

Triangle throughput: Textured, fragment lit - Offscreen (1080p)Windows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTriangles/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

38.94^* MTriangles/s

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

Triangle throughput: Textured, vertex lit - Offscreen (1080p)Windows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTriangles/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

71.18^* MTriangles/s

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

Fill rate - OnscreenWindows / DirectX / 1024 x 768 / onscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

1,503.48^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

GFXBench 2.5 Egypt HD C24Z16 - OnscreenWindows / DirectX / 1024 x 768 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

36.90^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD C24Z16 - OnscreenWindows / DirectX / 1024 x 768 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

12.75^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Fixed Timestep - OnscreenWindows / DirectX / 1024 x 768 / onscreen · ms

Lower is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

47,596^* ms

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

Triangle throughput: Textured - OnscreenWindows / DirectX / 1024 x 768 / onscreen · MTriangles/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

115.86^* MTriangles/s

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

Triangle throughput: Textured, fragment lit - OnscreenWindows / DirectX / 1024 x 768 / onscreen · MTriangles/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

42.18^* MTriangles/s

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

Triangle throughput: Textured, vertex lit - OnscreenWindows / DirectX / 1024 x 768 / onscreen · MTriangles/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

81.05^* MTriangles/s

NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark243^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark95^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark236^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark98^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Curie
Manufacturing process: TSMC 110 nm
Process node: 110 nm
GPU base clock: 525 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 525 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Video memory: 128 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 154 mm²^*
Transistors: 146 million^*
Graphics processor: NV43^*
Texture mapping units: 8^*
Raster output units: 4^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Single-slot^*
Suggested system PSU: 200 W^*
External power connectors: 1x 6-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 9.0c (9_3)^*
OpenGL: 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)^*
Shader model: 3.0^*

GPU configurations

0.125 GB / GDDR3 / 128-bit / NV43
Capacity
128 MB
Rated memory bandwidth
17.60 GB/s
Chip variant
NV43
Reference clock
525 MHz
Memory bus
128 bit
Rated power
50 W
Power specification
TDP
Technology
GDDR3

Memory & storage

Memory options: 128^*
Video memory: 128 MB
Video memory type: GDDR3
Memory bus: 128 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 17.60 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 50 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce 6700 XL^*
GPU Chip: NV43^*
Released: Nov 14th, 2004^*
Bus: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Memory: 128 MB, GDDR3, 128 bit^*
GPU clock: 525^* MHz
Memory clock: 550^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 8 / 3 / 8 / 4^*

Specifications 2 · 9 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
Product: NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2004-11-14^*
Process Size (nm): 110^* nm
Die Size (mm^2): 154^* mm²
Transistors (million): 146^*
Freq (MHz): 525^* MHz

Specifications 3 · 19 fields

proc transistors: 146 million^*
proc die size: 154^* mm²
memory clock: 550^*
ram: 128^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL^*
ram type: GDDR3^*
bus width: 128^*
bus interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 17.6^* GB/s
suggested psu: 200^* W
slot width: Single-slot^*
power connectors: 1x 6-pin^*
is retail board: No^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Curie^*
card release date: 2004-11-14^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 110^* nm

Specifications 4 · 25 fields

DirectX / feature level: 9.0c (9_3)^*
OpenGL: 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)^*
Shader model: 3.0^*
Architecture: Curie^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Memory bus: 128^* bit
Reported display outputs: 1x DVI, 1x VGA^*
Theoretical pixel fill rate: 2.100 GPixel/s^*
External power connectors: 1x 6-pin^*
Reported chip die area: 154 mm²^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Process node declaration: 110 nm^*
Transistors: 146 million^*
Graphics processor: NV43^*
Reported video memory: 128^* MB
Rated memory bandwidth: 17.60 GB/s^*
Video memory type: GDDR3^*
Raster output units: 4^*
Card or module format: Single-slot^*
Suggested system PSU: 200 W^*
2:4 tensor sparsity: No^*
Theoretical texture fill rate: 4.200 GTexel/s^*
Texture mapping units: 8^*
Video memory: 128^* MB
Video memory type: GDDR3^*

Specifications 5 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce 6700 XL^*
GPU Chip: NV43^*
Released: Nov 14th, 2004^*
Bus: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Memory: 128 MB, GDDR3, 128 bit^*
GPU clock: 525^* MHz
Memory clock: 550^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 8 / 3 / 8 / 4^*

Specifications 6 · 10 fields

model

GeForce 6700 XL^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6700 XL^*

core config

8:3:8:4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6700 XL^*

tdp watts

50.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6700 XL^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6700 XL^*

launch date

2004-11-14 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6700 XL^*

code name

NV43^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6700 XL^*

fab nm

TSMC 110 nm^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6700 XL^*

die size mm2

154.0^* mm²

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6700 XL^*

bus interface

PCIe 1.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6700 XL^*

core clock mhz

525.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6700 XL^*

Specifications 7 · 47 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 128^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: NV43^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: Curie^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 110^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 146 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 154^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Nov 14th, 2004^*
Graphics Card Generation: GeForce 6 PCIe (6700)^*
Graphics Card Successor: GeForce 7 PCIe^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: GeForce 6700 XL^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 525^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 550 MHz 1100 Mbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 128^* MB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR3^*
Memory Memory Bus: 128^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 17.6^* GB/s
Render Config Pixel Shaders: 8^*
Render Config Vertex Shaders: 3^*
Render Config TMUs: 8^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: NV43^*
Render Config ROPs: 4^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 2.100 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 4.200 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Single-slot^*
Board Design Suggested PSU: 200^* W
Board Design Outputs: 1x DVI 1x VGA^*
Board Design Board Number: P216^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 9.0c (9_3)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)^*
Top PIXEL SHADERS: 8^*
source file: nvidia2004.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: GeForce PCX^*
Recommended Resolutions: Low FPS:640x480 | Unplayable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768^*
Top VERTEX SHADERS: 3^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 948.1K / mm²^*
Theoretical Performance Vertex Rate: 393.8 MVertices/s
Top TMUS: 8^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-825^*
Top ROPS: 4^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 3.0^*
Top MEMORY SIZE: 128^* MB
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR3^*

Specifications 8 · 4 fields

name: GeForce 6700 XL^*
3dmark: 98^*
2dmark: 236^*
test: Apr 2009^*

Specifications 9 · 4 fields

gpuName

GeForce 6700 XL^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

95^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

243^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,009^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 10 · 28 fields

manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
rop: 16^*
rop: 4^*
pixelShader: 8^*
vertexShader: 3^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR3^*
memType: GDDR3^*
gpuChip: G92^*
gpuChip: NV43^*
productName: GeForce 6700 XL^*
productName: GeForce 6700 XL^*
releaseYear: 2,004^*
releaseYear: 2,004^*
memSize: 0.128^*
memSize: 0.128^*
memBusWidth: 128^*
gpuClock: 600^*
gpuClock: 525^*
memClock: 550^*
memClock: 900^*
unifiedShader: 112^*
tmu: 56^*
tmu: 8^*

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