Jetson Orin Nano 8 GB vs GeForce FX 5600 Ultra

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Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameNV31GA10B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 March 2003 (21 year ago)March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $299
Current price$154 (0.8x MSRP)$610 (2x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

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.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data1024
Core clock speed400 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors80 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology130 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate1.60020.00

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 4.0 x4
Length191 mm70 mm
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x Molexno data

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 typeDDRLPDDR5
Maximum RAM amount128 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz4.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s68.29 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-VideoPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDAno data8.6

Pros & cons summary


Cost $199 $299
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 8 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5600 Ultra and Jetson Orin Nano 8 GB. We've got no test results to judge.


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