UHD Graphics 730 vs GeForce FX 5900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5900 and UHD Graphics 730, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 5900
2003
128 MB DDR
0.09

UHD Graphics 730 outperforms FX 5900 by a whopping 4522% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1463687
Place by popularitynot in top-10083
Power efficiencyno data19.00
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameNV35Raptor Lake GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 May 2003 (21 year ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 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.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data192
Core clock speed400 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1550 MHz
Number of transistors135 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology130 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate3.20018.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.5952 TFLOPS
ROPs46
TMUs812

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 8xRing Bus
Length218 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
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 typeDDRSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount128 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed425 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth27.2 GB/sno data

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-VideoMotherboard Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3

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 0.09
UHD Graphics 730 4.16
+4522%

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 34
UHD Graphics 730 1603
+4615%

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 0.09 4.16
Recency 12 May 2003 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 130 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics 730 has a 4522.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5900 in performance tests.


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