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

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between ATI Radeon 9550  vs  NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900.

not rated
Place in performance rating
not rated
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

Which GPU is better between ATI Radeon 9550  vs  NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

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

Let’s discuss how graphics cards ATI Radeon 9550 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

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

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between ATI Radeon 9550 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900.

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

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between ATI Radeon 9550 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900.

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 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see 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

Overall benchmark performance

Passmark

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User rating

4.3 Out of 9 Hitesti Score
3.3 Out of 4 Hitesti Score