GeForce FX 5800 vs FX 5900 XT

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameNV35NV30
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 May 2003 (21 year ago)6 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

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 speed400 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors135 million125 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt44 Watt
Texture fill rate3.2003.200
ROPs44
TMUs88

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 8xAGP 8x
Lengthno data213 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x Molex1x Molex

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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB128 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed350 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s12.8 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a9.0a
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)1.5 (2.1)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 May 2003 6 March 2003
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 44 Watt

FX 5900 XT has an age advantage of 2 months, and 25.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5900 XT and GeForce FX 5800. We've got no test results to judge.


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