ION vs GeForce FX 5700 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5700 Ultra with ION, including specs and performance data.

FX 5700 Ultra
2003
128 MB GDDR2, 46 Watt
0.09

ION outperforms FX 5700 Ultra by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14691372
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.140.87
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameNV36C7A-ION
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date23 October 2003 (21 year ago)3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data16
Core clock speed475 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors82 million282 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)46 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate1.9003.600
Floating-point processing powerno data0.0352 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs48

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 8xPCI
Length229 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
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 typeGDDR2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount128 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed453 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.5 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a11.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)3.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FX 5700 Ultra 0.09
ION 0.25
+178%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 5700 Ultra 34
ION 96
+182%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.09 0.25
Recency 23 October 2003 3 June 2008
Chip lithography 130 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 46 Watt 20 Watt

ION has a 177.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 130% lower power consumption.

The ION is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce FX 5700 Ultra is a desktop card while ION is a notebook one.

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