GeForce FX 5600 Ultra vs Radeon HD 6310

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6310 with GeForce FX 5600 Ultra, including specs and performance data.

HD 6310
2010
18 Watt
0.32
+700%

HD 6310 outperforms FX 5600 Ultra by a whopping 700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13101479
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.24no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameLovelandNV31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date9 November 2010 (14 years ago)17 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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 cores80no data
Core clock speed276 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors450 million80 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Wattno data
Texture fill rate2.2081.600
Floating-point processing power0.04416 TFLOPSno data
ROPs44
TMUs84

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).

InterfaceIGPAGP 8x
Lengthno data191 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeSystem SharedDDR
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared128 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data12.8 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0a
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.41.5 (2.1)
OpenCL1.2N/A
VulkanN/AN/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.

HD 6310 0.32
+700%
FX 5600 Ultra 0.04

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.

HD 6310 122
+618%
FX 5600 Ultra 17

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 0.04
Recency 9 November 2010 17 March 2003
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm

HD 6310 has a 700% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6310 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5600 Ultra in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6310 is a notebook card while GeForce FX 5600 Ultra is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon HD 6310
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