ATI Graphics Ultra + vs GeForce FX 5900 Ultra

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1447not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.13no data
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)no data
GPU code nameNV35Mach32
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 October 2003 (21 year ago)1 January 1992 (32 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 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.

Core clock speed450 MHz10 MHz
Number of transistors135 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology130 nm800 nm
Power consumption (TDP)59 Wattno data
Texture fill rate3.600no data
ROPs41
TMUs8no data

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 8xPCI
Length218 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x Molexno data

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 typeDDRDRAM
Maximum RAM amount256 MB1 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed425 MHz10 MHz
Memory bandwidth27.2 GB/s80.0 MB/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 VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0aNone
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)None
OpenCLN/ANone
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2003 1 January 1992
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 1 MB
Chip lithography 130 nm 800 nm

FX 5900 Ultra has an age advantage of 11 years, a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 515.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and Graphics Ultra +. We've got no test results to judge.


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