NVIDIA GeForce3 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce3 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

NV20GPU NameNV31
NV20 A5Model number5600 Ultra
KelvinArchitectureRankine
TSMCFoundryTSMC
150 nmProcess Size130 nm
57 millionTransistors80 million
128 mm²Die Size121 mm²

Graphics Card

Feb 27th, 2001Release DateMar 17th, 2003
GeForce 3FamilyGeForce FX
(5600)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
499 USDLaunch Price199 USD
GeForce 2PredecessorGeForce 4 Ti
AGP 4xBus InterfaceAGP 8x

Memory

64 MBMemory Size128 MB
DDRMemory TypeDDR
128 bitMemory Bus128 bit
7.360 GB/sBandwidth12.80 GB/s

Performance

800.0 MPixel/sPixel fillrate1.600 GPixel/s
50.00 MVertices/sVertex fillrate300.0 MVertices/s
1.600 GTexel/sTexture fillrate1.600 GTexel/s

Clock Speeds

230 MHz
460 Mbps effective
Memory Clock400 MHz
800 Mbps effective
200 MHzGPU Clock400 MHz

Render Config

8TMUs4
4ROPs4
4Pixel Shaders4
1Vertex Shaders3

Board Design

Single-slotSlot WidthSingle-slot
165 mm
6.5 inches
Length190 mm
7.5 inches
unknownThermal design power (TDP)unknown
200 WSuggested PSU200 W
1x VGA
1x DB13W3
Display Connectors1x DVI
1x VGA
1x S-Video
NonePower Connectors1x Molex

API support

8.1DirectX9.0a
1.5OpenGL2.0
N/AOpenCLN/A
N/AVulkanN/A
1.1Pixel Shader2.0a
1.1Vertex Shader2.0a