3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP vs Radeon RX 580 XTR
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Voodoo Scalable (2000) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | VSA-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (9 years ago) | 22 June 2000 (26 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $299 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1257 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1340 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 14 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 193.0 | 0.33 ×2 |
| ROPs | 32 | 2 ×2 |
| TMUs | 144 | 2 ×2 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | AGP 2x |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x Molex |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 32 MB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 2.656 GB/s ×2 |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x VGA |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 22 June 2000 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 30 Watt |
RX 580 XTR has an age advantage of 16 years, a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 94% more advanced lithography process.
3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP, on the other hand, has 84% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580 XTR and 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP. We've got no test results to judge.
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