NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE is a graphics card released on March 1, 2004 using a 130 nm process. It has 256 MB of DDR memory on a 64-bit bus, 3.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 250 MHz and a 21 W board power rating. It scores 25 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5.
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.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE scores 25 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 7.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,660), measured across 22 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 147.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE states the AGP 8X interface, up to 256 MB of memory, a core clock of 250 MHz, DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5, first benchmarked on 2009-04-09. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE uses the NV36 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 130 nm process, contains 82 million transistors and has a die size of 133 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE 4 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE 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 5700 LE.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE runs at a base clock of 250 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE is equipped with 256 MB of DDR memory, uses a 64-bit memory bus and delivers 3.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE has a board power rating of 21 W and it connects over AGP 8X.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE was released on March 1, 2004 and launched at a price of $149.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE supports DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as MSI MS-StarForce GeForce FX 5700LE (NVIDIA GeForce and MSI MS-StarForce GeForce FX 5700LE (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700LE).
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE have?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE has 256 MB of DDR memory on a 64-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 3.2 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE has a board power rating of 21 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE scores 25 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 7.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,660.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE use?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE connects over AGP 8X.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE was released on March 1, 2004 and launched at a price of $149.
Corrections to this record
After an audit, 1 value on the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 LE record was corrected. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.
- Codename:
PCI "PCI (bus)")cleared (now Not recorded). Rule: Invalid codename removed. bus / process / memory / connector text, not a chip name.
The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.