Iris Plus Graphics vs GeForce FX 5900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5900 and Iris Plus Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 5900
2003, $399
128 MB DDR
0.08

Plus Graphics outperforms FX 5900 by a whopping 5238% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1534720
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data21.92
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameNV35Ice Lake GT2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 May 2003 (22 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 data512
Core clock speed400 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors135 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology130 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate3.20032.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.024 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs832

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 x1
Length218 mmno data
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 typeDDRSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount128 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed425 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth27.2 GB/sno data

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0a12 (12_1)
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Synthetic benchmarks

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 5900 0.08
Iris Plus Graphics 4.27
+5238%

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 5900 34
Samples: 8
Iris Plus Graphics 1782
+5141%
Samples: 4569

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 0.08 4.27
Chip lithography 130 nm 10 nm

Iris Plus Graphics has a 5238% higher aggregate performance score, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Plus Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5900 in performance tests.

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Community ratings

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