3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | VSA-100 | NV18C |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Napalm 26-320 (355-0026-320) | — |
| Architecture | Voodoo Scalable | Celsius |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 250 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 14 million | 29 million |
| Die size | 112 mm² | 65 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 22nd, 2000 | Mar 6th, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Voodoo5 | GeForce FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 299 USD | — |
| Interface | AGP 2x | AGP 8x |
| Predecessor | Voodoo4-2 | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Successor | Spectre | GeForce 6 AGP |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 166 MHz | 250 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 166 MHz | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 32 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | SDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 2.656 GB/s | 6.400 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 2 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 0 | 0 |
| TMUs | 2 | 4 |
| ROPs | 2 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 332.0 MPixel/s | 500.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 332.0 MTexel/s | 1.000 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 30 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x VGA | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x Molex | None |
| Board number | 210-0413-001 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 6.0 | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 1.1 |
| Vertex shader | — | 1.1 |
