GeForce FX 5500 vs ATI Radeon X1950 GT AGP
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1550 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | R500 (2005−2007) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | RV570 | NV34 B1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 February 2007 (18 years ago) | 17 March 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $36.99 |
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 | 500 MHz | 270 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 330 million | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 57 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 6.000 | 1.080 |
| ROPs | 12 | 4 |
| TMUs | 12 | 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 8x | AGP 8x |
| Length | no data | 152 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x Molex | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 5.312 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 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 | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 February 2007 | 17 March 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 150 nm |
ATI X1950 GT AGP has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 87.5% more advanced lithography process.
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