NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 PCI videocard review

GeForce FX 5500 PCI videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 17 March 2004. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Rankine microarchitecture codenamed NV34 B1.

Core clock speed - 270 MHz. Texture fill rate - 1.08 GTexel / s. Manufacturing process technology - 140 nm. Transistors count - 45 million.

Memory type: DDR. Maximum RAM amount - 256 MB. Memory bus width - 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 400 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 6.4 GB / s.

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	Rankine
Code name	NV34 B1
Launch date	17 March 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	270 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	140 nm
Texture fill rate	1.08 GTexel / s
Transistor count	45 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCI
Length	165 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	9.0a
OpenGL	1.5 (2.1)
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz
Memory type	DDR