GeForce FX 5600 XT vs FX 5500

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Rankine (2003−2005)	Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name	NV34 B1	NV31
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 March 2004 (20 years ago)	17 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$36.99	no data
Current price	$135 (3.6x MSRP)	$175

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed	270 MHz	235 MHz
Number of transistors	45 million	80 million
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	130 nm
Texture fill rate	1.080	0.94

Size and 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	AGP 8x	AGP 8x
Length	152 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

Memory

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	DDR	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	128 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	332 MHz	400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	5.312 GB/s	6.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API support

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

DirectX	9.0a	9.0a
OpenGL	1.5 (2.1)	1.5 (2.1)
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	17 March 2004	17 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	150 nm	130 nm

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