GeForce GT 635 OEM vs FX 5600

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)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameNV31GK208
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 March 2003 (21 year ago)1 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price$124 $322

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 data384
Core clock speed325 MHz967 MHz
Number of transistors80 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate1.30030.94
Floating-point performanceno data742.7 gflops

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 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDRDDR3
Maximum RAM amount128 MB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s14.4 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-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMIno data+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDAno data3.5

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 6 March 2003 1 October 2013
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 35 Watt

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