ATI Radeon X700 vs GeForce FX 5900 Ultra

Place in the ranking	1447	1395
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.13	0.30
Architecture	Rankine (2003−2005)	R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code name	NV35	RV410
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 October 2003 (21 year ago)	1 September 2004 (20 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 speed	450 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	135 million	120 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	59 Watt	44 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	3.200
ROPs	4	8
TMUs	8	8

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 1.0 x16
Length	218 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex	None

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	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	425 MHz	250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	27.2 GB/s	8 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 Connectors

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0a	9.0b (9_2)
OpenGL	1.5 (2.1)	2.0
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

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

ATI X700 0.19
+72.7%

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

ATI X700 72
+75.6%

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	0.19
Recency	23 October 2003	1 September 2004
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	59 Watt	44 Watt

FX 5900 Ultra has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI X700, on the other hand, has a 72.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, a 18.2% more advanced lithography process, and 34.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon X700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5900 Ultra in performance tests.

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