GeForce FX 5600 vs GT 710

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	903	not rated
Place by popularity	52	not in top-100
Value for money	0.04	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name	GK208B	NV31
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 March 2014 (10 years ago)	6 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$34.99	no data
Current price	$81 (2.3x MSRP)	$124

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

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	192	no data
CUDA cores	192	no data
Core clock speed	954 MHz	325 MHz
Number of transistors	915 million	80 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	37 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	15.26	1.300
Floating-point performance	366.3 gflops	no data

Size and 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).

Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8	AGP 8x
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

Memory

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	DDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1.8 GB/s	500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Video outputs and ports

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	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support	3 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Technologies

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

3D Vision	+	no data
PureVideo	+	no data
PhysX	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	9.0a
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	1.5 (2.1)
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	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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Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	27 March 2014	6 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	37 Watt

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