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NVIDIA

GeForce PCX 5950

Graphics processor

Video memory
256 MB*
Memory bus
256 bit*
Rated memory bandwidth
27.20 GB/s*

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Processing & platform

Architecture
Rankine*
Process node
130 nm*
GPU base clock
475 MHz*
Reported GPU frequency
475 MHz*
Graphics interface
PCIe 1.0 x16*
Video memory
256 MB*
Reported chip die area
207 mm²*
Chip/package TDP
57 W*
Transistors
135 million*
Graphics processor
NV38*
Texture mapping units
8*
Raster output units
4*
Chip foundry
TSMC*
Card or module format
Dual-slot*
Declared GPU TDP
57 W*
Suggested system PSU
250 W*
External power connectors
None*
DirectX / feature level
9.0a*
OpenGL
1.5 (full) 2.0 (partial)*

Memory & storage

Memory options
256*
Video memory
256 MB*
Video memory type
Reported value 1: GDDR3*
Reported value 2: GDDR3*
Reported value 3: GDDR5*
Reported value 4: GDDR3*
Reported value 5: GDDR3*
Reported value 6: GDDR3*
Memory bus
256 bit*
Rated memory bandwidth
27.20 GB/s*

Power specifications

Thermal design power
57 W*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields
Product Name
GeForce PCX 5950*
GPU Chip
NV38*
Released
Feb 17th, 2004*
Bus
PCIe 1.0 x16*
Memory
256 MB, GDDR3, 256 bit*
GPU clock
475* MHz
Memory clock
425* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs
4 / 3 / 8 / 4*
Specifications 2 · 10 fields
Foundry
TSMC*
Vendor
NVIDIA*
Product
NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5950*
Type
GPU*
Release Date
2004-02-17*
Process Size (nm)
130* nm
TDP (W)
57* W
Die Size (mm^2)
207* mm²
Transistors (million)
135*
Freq (MHz)
475* MHz
Specifications 3 · 19 fields
proc transistors
135 million*
proc die size
207* mm²
memory clock
425*
ram
256*
name
NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5950*
ram type
GDDR3*
bus width
256*
bus interface
PCIe 1.0 x16*
ram bandwidth
27.2* GB/s
tdp
57* W
suggested psu
250* W
slot width
Dual-slot*
is retail board
No*
vendor
nvd*
manufacturer
NVIDIA*
arch name
Rankine*
card release date
2004-02-17*
proc foundry
TSMC*
proc process size
130* nm
Specifications 4 · 24 fields
DirectX / feature level
9.0a*
OpenGL
1.5 (full) 2.0 (partial)*
Graphics interface
PCIe 1.0 x16*
Memory bus
256* bit
Reported display outputs
2x DVI, 1x S-Video*
Theoretical pixel fill rate
1.900 GPixel/s*
External power connectors
None*
Reported chip die area
207 mm²*
Chip foundry
TSMC*
Process node declaration
130 nm*
Transistors
135 million*
Graphics processor
NV38*
Reported video memory
256* MB
Rated memory bandwidth
27.20 GB/s*
Video memory type
GDDR3*
Raster output units
4*
Card or module format
Dual-slot*
Suggested system PSU
250 W*
2:4 tensor sparsity
No*
Declared GPU TDP
57 W*
Theoretical texture fill rate
3.800 GTexel/s*
Texture mapping units
8*
Video memory
256* MB
Video memory type
GDDR3*
Specifications 5 · 47 fields
Brand
NVIDIA*
Top BUS WIDTH
256* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name
NV38*
Graphics Processor Architecture
Rankine*
Graphics Processor Process Size
130* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors
135 million*
Graphics Processor Die Size
207* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date
Feb 17th, 2004*
Graphics Card Generation
GeForce PCX*
Graphics Card Successor
GeForce 6 PCIe*
Graphics Card Production
End-of-life*
Name
GeForce PCX 5950*
Graphics Card Bus Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock
475* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock
425 MHz 850 Mbps effective*
Memory Memory Size
256* MB
Memory Memory Type
GDDR3*
Memory Memory Bus
256* bit
Memory Bandwidth
27.2* GB/s
Render Config Pixel Shaders
4*
Render Config Vertex Shaders
3*
Render Config TMUs
8*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR
NV38*
Render Config ROPs
4*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate
1.900 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate
3.800 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width
Dual-slot*
Board Design TDP
57* W
Board Design Suggested PSU
250* W
Board Design Outputs
1x DVI 1x VGA 1x S-Video*
Graphics Features DirectX
9.0a*
Graphics Features OpenGL
1.5 (full) 2.0 (partial)*
Top PIXEL SHADERS
4*
Graphics Features Pixel Shader
2.0a*
Graphics Features Vertex Shader
2.0a*
source file
nvidia2004.json*
Graphics Processor Foundry
TSMC*
Graphics Card Predecessor
GeForce 4 Ti*
Recommended Resolutions
Low FPS:640x480 | Unplayable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768*
Top VERTEX SHADERS
3*
Graphics Processor Density
652.2K / mm²*
Theoretical Performance Vertex Rate
356.3 MVertices/s
Graphics Card Reviews
1 in our database*
Top TMUS
8*
Top ROPS
4*
Top MEMORY SIZE
256* MB
Top MEMORY TYPE
GDDR3*
Specifications 6 · 28 fields
manufacturer
NVIDIA*
manufacturer
NVIDIA*
rop
16*
rop
4*
pixelShader
4*
vertexShader
3*
igp
No*
igp
No*
bus
PCIe 1.0 x16*
bus
PCIe 3.0 x16*
memType
GDDR5*
memType
GDDR3*
gpuChip
Cape Verde*
gpuChip
NV38*
productName
GeForce PCX 5950*
productName
GeForce PCX 5950*
releaseYear
2,004*
releaseYear
2,004*
memSize
0.256*
memSize
0.256*
memBusWidth
256*
gpuClock
475*
gpuClock
1,000*
memClock
1,125*
memClock
425*
unifiedShader
640*
tmu
40*
tmu
8*

* Provisional data