ATI FireMV 2250 PCIe x1 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV516 | NV35 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | R500 | Rankine |
| Foundry | UMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 135 million |
| Die size | 100 mm² | 207 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | FX 5900 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | 2007 | May 12th, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireMV Multi-View | GeForce FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x1 | AGP 8x |
| Launch price | — | 399 USD |
| Reviews | — | 11 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Successor | — | GeForce 6 AGP |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 400 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 425 MHz 850 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 27.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 3 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.400 GPixel/s | 1.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 300.0 MVertices/s | 300.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 2.400 GTexel/s | 3.200 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 170 mm 6.7 inches | 218 mm 8.6 inches |
| Width | 69 mm 2.7 inches | — |
| TDP | 32 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x S-Video1x DMS-59 | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x Molex |
| Board number | B152-31 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0a |
