3dfx Voodoo5 6000 vs GeForce GTX 1050

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking387not rated
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.77no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Voodoo Scalable (2000)
GPU code nameN17P-G1VSA-100
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 October 2016 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores640no data
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed1290 MHz166 MHz
Boost clock speed1392 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million14 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt60 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate58.200.33
Floating-point processing power1.862 gflopsno 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 4x
Length145 mmno data
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)300 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI-no 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 typeGDDR5SDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s2.656 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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI1x VGA
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)6.0
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.51.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 250 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 60 Watt

GTX 1050 has a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1685.7% more advanced lithography process.

3dfx Voodoo5 6000, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 and 3dfx Voodoo5 6000. We've got no test results to judge.


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