NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Graphics Card

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Overview
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Original Series
GeForce FX
Release Date
October 23rd, 2003
Launch Price
$499
PCB Code
180-0172-0000
P/N Code
600-10172-0013
S/N Code
P172-B00-013
Model
NVIDIA P177 SKU 013
Graphics Processing Unit
GPU Model
NV35
Architecture
NV30
Fabrication Process
130 nm
Die Size
207 mm2
Transistors Count
135M
Transistors Density
652.2K TRAN/mm2
Pixel Pipelines
4
Vertex Pipelines
3
TMUs
4
ROPs
4
Clocks
Base Clock
450 MHz
Boost Clock
TBC MHz
Memory Clock
425 MHz
Effective Memory Clock
850 Mbps
Memory Configuration
Memory Size
256 MB
Memory Type
DDR
Memory Bus Width
256-bit
Memory Bandwidth
27.2 GB/s

Physical
Interface
AGP 8x
Height
2-slot
Power Connectors
1× molex
TDP/TBP
59 W
Recommended PSU
350 W
Multi-GPU Support
Unsupported
Display Outputs
DVI-I DualLink
1 ×
VGA
1 ×
S-Video
1 ×
API Support
DirectX
9.0a
Vulkan
-
OpenGL
1.5
OpenCL
-

Performance
Pixel Fillrate
1.8 GPixels/s
Texture Fillrate
1.8 GTexel/s




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MSI FX 5900 256MB
FX5900 VTD256
 
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra - -
 
950 Mbps
 
256 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra - -
 
850 Mbps
 
256 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 Ultra - -
 
1 Gbps
 
128 MB GD2 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra - -
 
900 Mbps
 
128 MB GD2 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 - -
 
500 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA Personal Cinema FX 5700 - -
 
500 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 - -
 
700 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 XT - -
 
700 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 ZT - -
 
700 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 - -
 
800 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA Personal Cinema FX 5900 - -
 
850 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra - -
 
700 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra - -
 
650 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 - -
 
550 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA Personal Cinema FX 5600 - -
 
550 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 - -
 
400 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 LP - -
 
400 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE - -
 
400 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA Personal Cinema FX 5200 - -
 
400 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT - -
 
400 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE - -
 
400 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 - -
 
200 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra - -
 
850 MB/s
 
256 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 - -
 
850 MB/s
 
256 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000G - -
 
850 MB/s
 
256 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 - -
 
700 MB/s
 
128 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 XT - -
 
700 MB/s
 
128 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 ZT - -
 
700 MB/s
 
128 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA Personal Cinema FX 5900 - -
 
850 MB/s
 
128 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 - -
 
550 MB/s
 
128 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 700 - -
 
550 MB/s
 
128 MB D1 128b
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 330 - -
 
400 MB/s
 
64 MB D2 64b

Overview

Cinematic Computing for Every User

Now Including GeForce PCX: The Industry’s First Top-to-Bottom Family of PCI Express GPUs

The top-to-bottom family of NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX GPUs provide both high-performance gaming for enthusiasts and best-in-class features for mainstream users. Whether you’re a bleeding-edge gamer who desires the most advanced gaming technology available, or a PC user in search of the perfect combination of power, performance, and value–GeForce FX solutions deliver.

Introducing GeForce PCX: Performance-Class PCI Express GPUs

Dominate your games with the power of the NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX and GeForce PCX performance-class GPUs. Powered by advanced NVIDIA technologies including the CineFX™ 2.0 engine, UltraShadow™ technology, and the ForceWare™ unified software environment, the GeForce FX and GeForce PCX performance-class GPUs deliver high-performance cinematic gaming, unmatched features, rock-solid stability, and compatibility with next-generation games.

NVIDIA Extends Performance and Technology Leadership with GeForce FX 5900 Ultra

Industry Influencers Agree:  GeForce FX 5900 Ultra is the Fastest GPU Ever

SANTA CLARA, CA—JUNE 24, 2003—Coming on the heels of a successful launch of the GeForce FX 5900 series, top hardware editors worldwide have praised the new NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5900 Ultra graphics processing unit (GPU) as the undisputed leader in performance, image quality and compatibility for the enthusiast PC gaming market.

Based on the groundbreaking GeForce FX architecture, the award-winning GeForce FX 5900 Ultra GPU combines a new 256-bit memory interface with an advanced 0.13-micron process for ultra-high clock frequencies, resulting in a performance advantage over competitive products by up to a 67% margin in the latest benchmarks.

“The GeForce FX 5900 (Ultra) is able to outpace the (nearest competitor) in all relevant benchmarks and can reclaim the performance throne for NVIDIA,” said Lars Weinand, graphics card editor for Tom’s Hardware Guide (www.tomshardware.com), an internationally known leading hardware Web site. “The card offers unrivaled full scene antialiasing (FSAA) speed combined with very good anisotropic filtering (AF) image quality and performance, thanks to the new Detonator™ FX driver, giving it a comfortable lead over its rival.”

“NVIDIA’s 256MB GeForce FX 5900 Ultra is the fastest graphics accelerator on the market,” said Brandon Bell, editor in chief, of hardware for Firing Squad (www.firingsquad.com) in the United States.

“With GeForce FX 5900 Ultra NVIDIA takes the lead with the fastest 3D graphics-accelerator,” said Sascha Faber, senior technical editor, PC Professionell in Germany.

“GeForce FX 5900 can certainly claim the performance crown in the industry,” added Shao Zhen, editor of hardware reviews for PCPOP Online (www.pcpop.com) in China.

“The GeForce FX 5900 is the fastest card in all resolutions, under all conditions, but it really begins to pull ahead with antialiasing turned on, especially at the higher resolutions,” said Howard Ha, editor for Neoseeker (www.neoseeker.com) in Canada. “The GeForce FX 5900 is the fastest card we have ever tested.”

Brian Evans, editor in chief of United States based 3DGPU agreed (www.3dgpu.com): “The GeForce FX 5900 Ultra is the fastest card we have ever seen.”

“NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra shows unbeatable performance and is the king of graphics boards,” wrote Shinjiroh Kaku, senior editor for ASCII Plus Magazine in Japan (June 24 Issue).

In addition to stunning performance, the GeForce FX 5900 GPU features the industry’s only true 128-bit color precision, delivering studio-quality color to the PC market; NVIDIA® CineFX™ 2.0 engine with second-generation pixel shaders; NVIDIA® UltraShadow™ technology for accelerated rendering of lighting and shadows; and NVIDIA® Intellisample™ HCT for unprecedented anisotropic filtering and antialiasing, all of which enables unmated image quality across all 3D applications.

“In the above charts we clearly showed you that NVIDIA’s AF technique is superior to (the nearest competitor) when it comes to overall quality,” wrote Kyle Bennett, editor in chief at HardOCP (www.hardocp.com) also in the United States.

“With the GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, NVIDIA makes a strong comeback—their new baby is very comfortable with a combination of 4X FSAA and 8X AF and it takes pleasure in vaporizing the competition,” remarked Julien Jay, technical editor for Clubic in France (www.clubic.com).

“The GeForce FX 5900 Ultra easily wins the high resolution tests and tests with 4X FSAA and 8X AF enabled,” concurred senior hardware editor Andrew Stiff, in his review for Sudhian Media in the United States (www.sudhian.com).

AnandTech (www.anandtech.com) praised NVIDIA for the stability of its world-renowned Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)—the industry’s only true binary-compatible software architecture, ensuring software compatibility and stability, enabling the industry’s most reliable graphics platform.

“NVIDIA’s Detonator FX drivers improve performance across the board for all GeForce FX cards,” wrote Anand Lal Shimpi, editor in chief of AnandTech, headquatered in the United States.  “We encountered no issues with the Detonator FX drivers.”

“Judging by of price, performance, stability and the new enhancements to the core, you simply can’t go wrong with a GeForce FX 5900 Ultra,” summarized Vijay Anand, technical writer for Hardwarezone (www.hardwarezone.com), Asia’s leading IT hardware Web site based in Malaysia.