GeForce FX 5900 XT
VS
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO
GeForce FX 5900 XT
VS
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO

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 GeForce FX 5900 XT  vs  ATI Radeon 9600 PRO.

not rated
Place in performance rating
not rated
Rankine
Architecture
Rage 8
12 May 2003 (18 years ago)
Release date
1 October 2003 (18 years ago)
$315
Price now
$175
NV35
GPU code name
RV350
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between GeForce FX 5900 XT  vs  ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 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.

400 MHz
Core clock speed
400 MHz
130 nm
Manufacturing process technology
130 nm
3.200
Texture fill rate
1.600
135 million
Number of transistors
60 million
35 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
18 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards GeForce FX 5900 XT and ATI Radeon 9600 PRO come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

AGP 8x
Interface
AGP 8x
1x Molex
Supplementary power connectors
None

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 GeForce FX 5900 XT vs ATI Radeon 9600 PRO.

DDR
Memory type
DDR
128 MB
Maximum RAM amount
128 MB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
700 MHz
Memory clock speed
600 MHz
22.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
9.6 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between GeForce FX 5900 XT vs ATI Radeon 9600 PRO.

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

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders GeForce FX 5900 XT and ATI Radeon 9600 PRO is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

9.0a
DirectX
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1.5 (2.1)
OpenGL
no data
N/A
Vulkan
no data
N/A
OpenCL
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce FX 5900 XT and ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 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 GeForce FX 5900 XT or ATI Radeon 9600 PRO good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce FX 5900 XT
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce FX 5900 XT
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce FX 5900 XT
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce FX 5900 XT
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce FX 5900 XT
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO
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 GeForce FX 5900 XT

More memory bandwidth (22.4 GB/s vs 9.6 GB/s)

Advantages of ATI Radeon 9600 PRO

43% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($175 vs $315)

So, GeForce FX 5900 XT or ATI Radeon 9600 PRO?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend ATI Radeon 9600 PRO .

GeForce FX 5900 XT versus ATI Radeon 9600 PRO performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

Passmark

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User rating

5.0 Out of 3 Hitesti Score
3.5 Out of 24 Hitesti Score