Radeon 890M vs GeForce FX 5950 Ultra

Place in the ranking	1417	253
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.14	100.00
Architecture	Rankine (2003−2005)	RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code name	NV38	Strix Point
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 October 2003 (21 year ago)	15 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	no data	1024
Core clock speed	475 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2900 MHz
Number of transistors	135 million	34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	74 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.800	185.6
Floating-point processing power	no data	5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	8	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	AGP 8x	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	475 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	30.4 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors

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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0a	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.8
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

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 5950 Ultra 0.15

Radeon 890M 21.89
+14493%

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 5950 Ultra 59

Radeon 890M 8433
+14193%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

-0−1

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 23 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.15	21.89
Recency	23 October 2003	15 July 2024
Chip lithography	130 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	74 Watt	15 Watt

Radeon 890M has a 14493.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 20 years, a 3150% more advanced lithography process, and 393.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is a desktop card while Radeon 890M is a notebook one.

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