NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 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
600-10172-0015
S/N Code
P172-B00-015
Model
NVIDIA P172 SKU 015
Graphics Processing Unit
GPU Model
NV38
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
475 MHz
Boost Clock
TBC MHz
Memory Clock
475 MHz
Effective Memory Clock
950 Mbps
Memory Configuration
Memory Size
256 MB
Memory Type
DDR
Memory Bus Width
256-bit
Memory Bandwidth
30.4 GB/s

Physical
Interface
AGP 8x
Height
2-slot
Power Connectors
1× molex
TDP/TBP
74 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
1.9 GPixels/s
Texture Fillrate
1.9 GTexel/s




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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 PCX 5950 - -
 
950 MB/s
 
258 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra - -
 
950 MB/s
 
256 MB D1 256b
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300 - -
 
550 MB/s
 
128 MB D1 128b

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 Announces Immediate Availability of New GeForce FX GPUs

SANTA CLARA, CA—OCTOBER 23, 2003—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today announced that the Company’s new NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5700 Ultra and GeForce FX 5950 Ultra graphics processing units (GPUs) are available beginning October 26th, 2003—from leading add-in-card and PC partners worldwide.

“The simultaneous introduction and availability of the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra and GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is an unprecedented achievement in the graphics industry,” said Jeff Fisher executive vice president of worldwide sales at NVIDIA. “With the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, and the GeForce FX 5200 Ultra, NVIDIA has the premier GPU in every product segment, just in time for holiday shopping.”

Leading PC providers, who have turned to the NVIDIA GeForce FX product family to drive their customer’s cinematic computing experiences, include: ABS PC, Alienware, Falcon Northwest, Polywell Computers, Velocity Micro, and VoodooPC.

“NVIDIA has the best track record of any graphics company for rock solid drivers, the best performance, the most headroom for enthusiasts to push their cards and the best customer service,” stated Kelt Reeves, President of Falcon Northwest.

Add-in cards based on the GeForce FX family of GPUs are available from the world’s leading add-in card manufacturers, including: AOpen, Ask, ASUS Computer International, BFG Technologies, Inc., Creative Labs, eVGA.com Corporation, Gainward Co., Ltd., Gigabyte Technology, Co., Ltd., Leadtek Research, Inc., MSI, Pine XFX, and PNY Technologies, Inc.

For details on where to buy GeForce FX-based graphics cards, visit the NVIDIA Web site at http://www.nvidia.com/content/wheretobuy/consumer.asp.