GeForce FX 5600 vs GT 1030

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	541	not rated
Place by popularity	29	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.56	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	NV31
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2017 (7 years ago)	6 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$137 (1.7x MSRP)	$124

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	384	no data
Core clock speed	1228 MHz	325 MHz
Boost clock speed	1670 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,800 million	80 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	37 Watt
Texture fill rate	35.23	1.300
Floating-point performance	1,127 gflops	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	AGP 8x
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	GDDR5	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

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no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0a
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.5 (2.1)
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	17 May 2017	6 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	37 Watt

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