GeForce FX 5900 Ultra vs Radeon Graphics 512SP
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1519 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.13 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | Renoir | NV35 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 March 2020 (6 years ago) | 23 October 2003 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 512 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | 135 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 59 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 67.20 | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.15 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
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).
| Interface | IGP | AGP 8x |
| Length | no data | 218 mm |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | System Shared | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 425 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 27.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 Connectors | Motherboard Dependent | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 6.7 (6.4) | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 March 2020 | 23 October 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 59 Watt |
Graphics 512SP has an age advantage of 16 years, a 1757% more advanced lithography process, and 293% lower power consumption.
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