GeForce FX 5800 vs ATI Radeon 9600 XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1501not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.28no data
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameRV360NV30
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 October 2003 (21 years ago)6 March 2003 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

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 speed500 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors60 million125 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)22 Watt44 Watt
Texture fill rate2.0003.200
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 8xAGP 8x
Lengthno data213 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x Molex

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 amount128 MB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed300 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/s12.8 GB/s

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

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0 (9_0)9.0a
OpenGL2.01.5 (2.1)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2003 6 March 2003
Power consumption (TDP) 22 Watt 44 Watt

ATI 9600 XT has an age advantage of 6 months, and 100% lower power consumption.

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