GeForce FX 5500 PCI vs VIA Chrome9 HC
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1567 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | VN896 | NV34 B1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2007 (18 years ago) | 17 March 2004 (21 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1 MHz | 270 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 250 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.080 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 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 | no data | PCI |
| Length | no data | 165 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | onboard | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 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 data | 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 | onboard | 9.0a |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2007 | 17 March 2004 |
VIA Chrome9 HC has an age advantage of 2 years.
We couldn't decide between VIA Chrome9 HC and GeForce FX 5500 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that VIA Chrome9 HC is a notebook graphics card while GeForce FX 5500 PCI is a desktop one.
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