NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 is a graphics card released on March 17, 2004 using a 150 nm process. It has 256 MB of DDR memory on a 128-bit bus and a boost clock of 270 MHz. It scores 8 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5.
Depth: 30 recorded fields
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 5 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 scores 8 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 5.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,712), measured across 178 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 152.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 states the AGP 8X,AGP 4X,PCI interface, up to 256 MB of memory, a core clock of 270 MHz, DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5, first benchmarked on 2009-04-02. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 uses the NV34B graphics processor, is manufactured on a 150 nm process, contains 45 million transistors and has a die size of 91 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 4 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 runs at a base clock of 270 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 is equipped with 256 MB of DDR memory and uses a 128-bit memory bus.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 it connects over AGP 8X,AGP 4X,PCI.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 was released on March 17, 2004 and launched at a price of $99.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 supports DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Inno3D GeForce FX 5500, MSI MS-StarForce GeForce FX 5500 (NVIDIA GeForce F, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (Omega 1.6693) (P), NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (Omega 2.169.21), NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 by TweaksRUs and MSI MS-StarForce GeForce FX 5500 (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500).
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 have?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 has 256 MB of DDR memory on a 128-bit bus.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 scores 8 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 5.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,712.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 use?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 connects over AGP 8X,AGP 4X,PCI.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 was released on March 17, 2004 and launched at a price of $99.