3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP vs ATI Radeon X1950 PRO

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1335	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.30	no data
Architecture	R500 (2005−2007)	Voodoo Scalable (2000)
GPU code name	RV570	VSA-100
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2006 (18 years ago)	22 June 2000 (24 years 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 speed	575 MHz	166 MHz
Number of transistors	330 million	14 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	66 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.900	0.33
ROPs	12	2
TMUs	12	2

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	PCIe 1.0 x16	AGP 2x
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR3	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	32 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	690 MHz	166 MHz
Memory bandwidth	44.16 GB/s	2.656 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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	6.0
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.0	1.1
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2006	22 June 2000
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	32 MB
Chip lithography	80 nm	250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	66 Watt	30 Watt

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