3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP vs Radeon RX 590

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	287	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.64	no data
Power efficiency	9.84	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Voodoo Scalable (2000)
GPU code name	Polaris 30	VSA-100
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 November 2018 (7 years ago)	22 June 2000 (26 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

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	1469 MHz	166 MHz
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	14 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	222.5	0.33 ×2
Floating-point processing power	7.119 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	2 ×2
TMUs	144	2 ×2
L1 Cache	576 KB	no data
L2 Cache	2 MB	no data

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	2000 MHz	166 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	2.656 GB/s ×2
Shared memory	-	no data

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	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

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API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	6.0
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.1
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 November 2018	22 June 2000
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	32 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	30 Watt