Radeon RX 580 XTR vs GeForce FX 5600 Ultra

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1553	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Rankine (2003−2005)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	NV31	Polaris 20
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 March 2003 (23 years ago)	18 April 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	no data	2304
Core clock speed	400 MHz	1257 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1340 MHz
Number of transistors	80 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	185 Watt
Texture fill rate	1.600	193.0
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	4	144

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	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	191 mm	241 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex	1x 8-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 type	DDR	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	256.0 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	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	9.0a	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	1.5 (2.1)	4.5
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	17 March 2003	18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	130 nm	14 nm