NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV35 | NV44 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | FX 5900 Ultra | QD-NVS285-N-A2 |
| Architecture | Rankine | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 135 million | 75 million |
| Die size | 207 mm² | 110 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 23rd, 2003 | Jun 6th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce FX | Quadro NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 499 USD | — |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 11 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 4 Ti | — |
| Successor | GeForce 6 AGP | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 450 MHz | 275 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 425 MHz 850 Mbps effective | 300 MHz 600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 27.20 GB/s | 4.800 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 3 | 3 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.800 GPixel/s | 550.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 337.5 MVertices/s | 206.3 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 3.600 GTexel/s | 1.100 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 218 mm 8.6 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| TDP | 59 W | 18 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DMS-59 |
| Power connectors | 1x Molex | None |
| Board number | P172 | P283, P383 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0a | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0a | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0a | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
