3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP vs 3dfx Spectre 1000

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureVoodoo Scalable (2000)Voodoo Scalable (2000)
GPU code nameRampageVSA-100
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)22 June 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $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 speed200 MHz166 MHz
Number of transistors30 million14 million
Manufacturing process technology180 nm250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate0.80.33
ROPs42
TMUs42

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 4xAGP 2x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x Molex1x 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 typeDDRSDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s2.656 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x VGA1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.06.0
OpenGL1.11.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 180 nm 250 nm

3dfx Spectre 1000 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38.9% more advanced lithography process.

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