ATI FireMV 2260 vs GeForce FX 5900 XT

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameNV35RV620
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 May 2003 (21 year ago)2008 (16 years ago)

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 data40
Core clock speed400 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors135 million181 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate3.2002.000
ROPs44
TMUs84

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 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x MolexNone

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 typeDDRDDR2
Maximum RAM amount128 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed350 MHz1000 MBps
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s8 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-Video4x mini-DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a10.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)3.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 130 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

ATI FireMV 2260 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 136.4% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

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