NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 videocard review

GeForce FX 5800 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 6 March 2003. At the time of release, the videocard cost $299. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Rankine microarchitecture codenamed NV30.

Core clock speed - 400 MHz. Texture fill rate - 3.2 GTexel / s. Manufacturing process technology - 130 nm. Transistors count - 125 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 44 Watt.

Memory type: DDR. Maximum RAM amount - 128 MB. Memory bus width - 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 800 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 12.8 GB / s.

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	Rankine
Code name	NV30
Launch date	6 March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
Place in performance rating	not rated
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm
Texture fill rate	3.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	44 Watt
Transistor count	125 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP 8x
Length	213 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex
API support
DirectX	9.0a
OpenGL	1.5 (2.1)
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz
Memory type	DDR