Radeon PRO W7800 vs GeForce FX 5950 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5950 Ultra with Radeon PRO W7800, including specs and performance data.

FX 5950 Ultra
2003, $499
256 MB DDR, 74 Watt
0.14

PRO W7800 outperforms 5950 Ultra by a whopping 46879% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking149328
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data13.34
Power efficiency0.1519.48
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026)
GPU code nameNV38Navi 31
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date23 October 2003 (22 years ago)13 April 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

FX 5950 Ultra and PRO W7800 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 data4480
Core clock speed475 MHz1895 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2525 MHz
Number of transistors135 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)74 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate3.800707.0
Floating-point processing powerno data45.25 TFLOPS
ROPs4128
TMUs8280
Ray Tracing Coresno data70
L0 Cacheno data2.2 MB
L1 Cacheno data2 MB
L2 Cacheno data6 MB
L3 Cacheno data64 MB

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 x16
Length229 mm280 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x Molex2x 8-pin

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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed475 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth30.4 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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-Video3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.2
VulkanN/A1.3

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 5950 Ultra 0.14
PRO W7800 65.77
+46879%

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 5950 Ultra 59
Samples: 3
PRO W7800 27502
+46514%
Samples: 37

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 0.14 65.77
Recency 23 October 2003 13 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 32 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 260 Watt

FX 5950 Ultra has 251% lower power consumption.

PRO W7800, on the other hand, has a 46879% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon PRO W7800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is a desktop graphics card while Radeon PRO W7800 is a workstation one.

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