RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs GeForce FX 5600 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5600 Ultra with RTX 5880 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

FX 5600 Ultra
2003
128 MB DDR
0.04

RTX 5880 Ada Generation outperforms FX 5600 Ultra by a whopping 224175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14804
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data21.58
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNV31AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date17 March 2003 (21 year ago)5 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 coresno data14080
Core clock speed400 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2460 MHz
Number of transistors80 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data285 Watt
Texture fill rate1.6001,082
Floating-point processing powerno data69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs4176
TMUs4440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Coresno data110

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 8xPCIe 4.0 x16
Length191 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x Molex1x 16-pin

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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB48 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s864.0 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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX 5600 Ultra 0.04
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.71
+224175%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 5600 Ultra 17
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+203241%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.04 89.71
Recency 17 March 2003 5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 48 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm

RTX 5880 Ada Generation has a 224175% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 20 years, a 38300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5600 Ultra in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce FX 5600 Ultra is a desktop card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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