GeForce PCX 5900 vs ATI Radeon 9250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9250 and GeForce PCX 5900, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI 9250
2004
64 MB DDR
0.01

PCX 5900 outperforms ATI 9250 by a whopping 800% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking15351457
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 7 (2001−2006)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameRV280NV35
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 March 2004 (20 years ago)17 March 2003 (21 year 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.

Core clock speed240 MHz350 MHz
Number of transistors36 million135 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm130 nm
Texture fill rate0.962.800
ROPs44
TMUs48

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 1.0 x16
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB128 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz275 MHz
Memory bandwidth3.2 GB/s17.6 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.19.0a
OpenGL1.41.5 (2.1)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI 9250 0.01
PCX 5900 0.09
+800%

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.

ATI 9250 2
PCX 5900 34
+1600%

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 0.01 0.09
Recency 1 March 2004 17 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 130 nm

ATI 9250 has an age advantage of 11 months.

PCX 5900, on the other hand, has a 800% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce PCX 5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9250 in performance tests.


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