GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs FX 5900 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 5900 Ultra
2003
256 MB DDR, 59 Watt
0.11

RTX 3050 8 GB outperforms FX 5900 Ultra by a whopping 29664% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1447165
Place by popularitynot in top-10011
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data69.37
Power efficiency0.1317.26
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNV35GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 October 2003 (21 year ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 5900 Ultra and RTX 3050 8 GB have a nearly equal value for money.

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 data2560
Core clock speed450 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors135 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)59 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate3.600142.2
Floating-point processing powerno data9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs880
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 x8
Length218 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x Molex1x 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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed425 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth27.2 GB/s224.0 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-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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 5900 Ultra 0.11
RTX 3050 8 GB 32.74
+29664%

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 5900 Ultra 41
RTX 3050 8 GB 12612
+30661%

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 0.11 32.74
Recency 23 October 2003 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 59 Watt 130 Watt

FX 5900 Ultra has 120.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 29663.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5900 Ultra in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
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