NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5950 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5950 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

NV38GPU NameNV38
RankineArchitectureRankine
TSMCFoundryTSMC
130 nmProcess Size130 nm
135 millionTransistors135 million
207 mm²Die Size207 mm²

Graphics Card

Feb 17th, 2004Release DateOct 23rd, 2003
GeForce PCXFamilyGeForce FX
(5900)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
GeForce 4 TiPredecessorGeForce 4 Ti
PCIe 1.0 x16Bus InterfaceAGP 8x

Memory

256 MBMemory Size256 MB
GDDR3Memory TypeDDR
256 bitMemory Bus256 bit
27.20 GB/sBandwidth30.40 GB/s

Performance

1.900 GPixel/sPixel fillrate1.900 GPixel/s
356.3 MVertices/sVertex fillrate356.3 MVertices/s
3.800 GTexel/sTexture fillrate3.800 GTexel/s

Clock Speeds

425 MHz
850 Mbps effective
Memory Clock475 MHz
950 Mbps effective
475 MHzGPU Clock475 MHz

Render Config

8TMUs8
4ROPs4
4Pixel Shaders4
3Vertex Shaders3

Board Design

Dual-slotSlot WidthDual-slot
57 WThermal design power (TDP)74 W
250 WSuggested PSU250 W
1x DVI
1x VGA
1x S-Video
Display Connectors1x DVI
1x VGA
1x S-Video
NonePower Connectors1x Molex

API support

9.0aDirectX9.0a
2.0OpenGL2.0
N/AOpenCLN/A
N/AVulkanN/A
2.0aPixel Shader2.0a
2.0aVertex Shader2.0a