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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT is a graphics card released on March 17, 2003 using a 130 nm process. It has 6.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth and a boost clock of 235 MHz. It scores 9 in the PassMark G3D benchmark.

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5/10 key specs recorded · 16 facts

Depth: 17 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.

Shading units
n/a
Memory
n/a
DDR · 128-bit
Boost clock
n/a
235 MHz base
Board power
n/a

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT scores 9 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 5.7% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,708), measured across 10 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 166.

PassMark G3D Mark
9
Rank #2,708
Faster than 5.7% of 2,658 GPUs
10 samples
0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

As stated by PassMark

First benchmarked 2009-04-13
Samples 10

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

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 XT 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 XT 4 render output units.

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT 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 XT.

Clock speeds

Base clock 235 MHz
Boost clock Not recorded
Game clock Not recorded
Memory clock Not recorded
Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT runs at a base clock of 235 MHz.

Memory

Size Not recorded
Type DDR
Bus width 128-bit
Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 6.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Market

Launched March 17, 2003
Launch price Not recorded
Status Not recorded
Form factor Not recorded
Segment Desktop
Series GeForce 5 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT was released on March 17, 2003.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 9
PassMark G2D 166
Rank #2,708
Samples 10

Frequently asked questions

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT?

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT scores 9 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 5.7% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,708.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT released?

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT was released on March 17, 2003.

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