GeForce FX 5600 XT vs ATI Radeon IGP 350M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1560 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rage 6 (2000−2007) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | RS200 | NV31 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 October 2002 (23 years ago) | 17 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.
| Core clock speed | 183 MHz | 235 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 30 million | 80 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 130 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 0.37 | 0.94 |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 2 | 4 |
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 | AGP 4x | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 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 | No outputs | 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 | 7.0 | 9.0a |
| OpenGL | 1.4 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 October 2002 | 17 March 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 130 nm |
FX 5600 XT has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon IGP 350M and GeForce FX 5600 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon IGP 350M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce FX 5600 XT is a desktop one.
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