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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra is a graphics card released on March 17, 2003 using a 130 nm process. It has 128 MB of DDR memory on a 128-bit bus, 12.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 400 MHz and a 27 W board power rating. It scores 17 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5.

NV31130 nm

7/10 key specs recorded · 25 facts

Depth: 32 recorded fields

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 7 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

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Shading units

n/a

Memory

128 MB

DDR · 128-bit

Boost clock

n/a

400 MHz base

Board power

27 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra scores 17 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 6.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,685), measured across 2 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 122.

PassMark G3D Mark

Rank #2,685
Faster than 6.5% of 2,658 GPUs
2 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface AGP 8X

Max memory 128 MB

Core clock 350 MHz

Memory clock 700 MHz

DirectX 9.0b

OpenGL 1.5

First benchmarked 2009-04-10

Samples 2

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra states the AGP 8X interface, up to 128 MB of memory, a core clock of 350 MHz, DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5, first benchmarked on 2009-04-10. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Not recorded

Codename NV31

Chip Not recorded

Process node 130 nm

Transistors 80 M

Die size 121 mm²

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra uses the NV31 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 130 nm process, contains 80 million transistors and has a die size of 121 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units Not recorded

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) Not recorded

Render output units (ROPs) 4

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra 4 render output units.

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra 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 5600 Ultra.

Clock speeds

Base clock 400 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra runs at a base clock of 400 MHz.

Memory

Size 128 MB

Type DDR

Bus width 128-bit

Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra is equipped with 128 MB of DDR memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 12.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra has a board power rating of 27 W and it connects over AGP 8X.

Board power (TDP) 27 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface AGP 8X

Market

Launched March 17, 2003

Launch price $199

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce 5 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra was released on March 17, 2003 and launched at a price of $199.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 17

PassMark G2D 122

Rank #2,685

Samples 2

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra supports DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5.

DirectX 9.0b (stated by PassMark)

OpenGL 1.5 (stated by PassMark)

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra.

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra have?

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra has 128 MB of DDR memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra has a board power rating of 27 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra?

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra scores 17 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 6.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,685.