NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 vs ATI FireGL X1-256
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 and ATI FireGL X1-256 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600
- Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 130 nm vs 150 nm
- Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 168 vs 167
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 6 March 2003 vs 1 July 2002 |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm vs 150 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 168 vs 167 |
Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL X1-256
- 2x more texture fill rate: 2.6 GTexel / s vs 1.3 GTexel / s
- 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
- Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 620 MHz vs 550 MHz
- 4.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 59 vs 13
Specifications (specs) | |
Texture fill rate | 2.6 GTexel / s vs 1.3 GTexel / s |
Maximum memory size | 256 MB vs 128 MB |
Memory clock speed | 620 MHz vs 550 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 59 vs 13 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600
GPU 2: ATI FireGL X1-256
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 | ATI FireGL X1-256 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 13 | 59 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 168 | 167 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 | ATI FireGL X1-256 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Rankine | Rage 8 |
Code name | NV31 A1 | R300 |
Launch date | 6 March 2003 | 1 July 2002 |
Place in performance rating | 1022 | 1023 |
Type | Desktop | Workstation |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 325 MHz | 325 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 150 nm |
Texture fill rate | 1.3 GTexel / s | 2.6 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 37 Watt | 37 Watt |
Transistor count | 80 million | 110 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0a | 9.0 |
OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 2.0 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 8.8 GB / s | 19.84 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 550 MHz | 620 MHz |
Memory type | DDR | DDR |