GeForce FX 5600 vs RTX 3080 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile with GeForce FX 5600, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3080 Mobile
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
38.94
+129700%

RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms FX 5600 by a whopping 129700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1211533
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency25.800.06
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameGA104NV31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 January 2021 (4 years ago)6 March 2003 (22 years ago)

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 cores6144no data
Core clock speed1110 MHz325 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHzno data
Number of transistors17,400 million80 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt37 Watt
Texture fill rate296.61.300
Floating-point processing power18.98 TFLOPSno data
ROPs964
TMUs1924
Tensor Cores192no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6DDR
Maximum RAM amount8 GB128 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data
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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)9.0a
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.61.5 (2.1)
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2N/A
CUDA8.6-
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

RTX 3080 Mobile 38.94
+129700%
FX 5600 0.03

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.

RTX 3080 Mobile 16319
+135892%
FX 5600 12

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD117-0−1
1440p73-0−1
4K44-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 212 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 121 0−1
Sons of the Forest 86 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 205 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 96 0−1
Far Cry 5 129 0−1
Fortnite 170−180 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 194 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 148 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160 0−1
Sons of the Forest 82 0−1
Valorant 220−230 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 156 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 84 0−1
Dota 2 134 0−1
Far Cry 5 122 0−1
Fortnite 170−180 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 188 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 135 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 131 0−1
Metro Exodus 100 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160 0−1
Sons of the Forest 78 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 191 0−1
Valorant 220−230 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 134 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 76 0−1
Dota 2 128 0−1
Far Cry 5 114 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 157 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160 0−1
Sons of the Forest 76 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106 0−1
Valorant 179 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 101 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 94 0−1
Metro Exodus 58 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Valorant 260−270 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 108 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 48 0−1
Far Cry 5 103 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 130 0−1
Sons of the Forest 63 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110 0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 31 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 93 0−1
Metro Exodus 37 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70 0−1
Valorant 240−250 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 67 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 23 0−1
Dota 2 110 0−1
Far Cry 5 55 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 87 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55 0−1
Sons of the Forest 39 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.94 0.03
Recency 12 January 2021 6 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 8 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 37 Watt

RTX 3080 Mobile has a 129700% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

FX 5600, on the other hand, has 210.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce FX 5600 is a desktop one.

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