AMD FireStream 9170 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV670 | NV30 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | TeraScale | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 125 million |
| Die size | 192 mm² | 199 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 8th, 2007 | Mar 6th, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireStream | GeForce FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Launch price | — | 399 USD |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Successor | — | GeForce 6 AGP |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 500 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.20 GB/s | 16.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 320 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Compute units | 4 | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 4 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 12.80 GPixel/s | 2.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 12.80 GTexel/s | 4.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 512.0 GFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 102.4 GFLOPS (1:5) | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 250.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | 213 mm 8.4 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 105 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x Molex |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial) | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0a |
