ATI Radeon 9550
VS
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900
ATI Radeon 9550
VS
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards ATI Radeon 9550 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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Rage 8
Architecture
Rankine
1 October 2003 (18 years ago)
Release date
12 May 2003 (18 years ago)
no data
Launch price (MSRP)
$399
$200
Price now
$315 (0.8x MSRP)
RV350
GPU code name
NV35
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between ATI Radeon 9550 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

250 MHz
Core clock speed
400 MHz
130 nm
Manufacturing process technology
130 nm
1.000
Texture fill rate
3.200
60 million
Number of transistors
135 million

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the ATI Radeon 9550 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900.

AGP 8x
Interface
AGP 8x
no data
Length
218 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
1x Molex

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics ATI Radeon 9550 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 can be seen in this section.

DDR
Memory type
DDR
64 MB
Maximum RAM amount
128 MB
128 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
400 MHz
Memory clock speed
850 MHz
6.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
27.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards ATI Radeon 9550 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for ATI Radeon 9550 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the ATI Radeon 9550 or NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) ATI Radeon 9550
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900
Death Stranding (2020) ATI Radeon 9550
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900
F1 2020 (2020) ATI Radeon 9550
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900
Gears Tactics (2020) ATI Radeon 9550
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900
Doom Eternal (2020) ATI Radeon 9550
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of ATI Radeon 9550

Cheaper ($200 vs $315 (0.8x MSRP))

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900

More maximum RAM amount (128 MB vs 64 MB)

More memory bandwidth (27.2 GB/s vs 6.4 GB/s)

So, ATI Radeon 9550 or NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend ATI Radeon 9550 .

ATI Radeon 9550 versus NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score ATI Radeon 9550
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