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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra is a graphics card released on October 23, 2003 using a 130 nm process. It has 256 MB of GDDR2 memory on a 128-bit bus, 14.5 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 475 MHz and a 46 W board power rating. It scores 34 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5.

NV36B130 nm

7/10 key specs recorded · 24 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

256 MB

GDDR2 · 128-bit

Boost clock

n/a

475 MHz base

Board power

46 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra scores 34 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 8.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,615), measured across 5 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 126.

PassMark G3D Mark

Rank #2,615
Faster than 8.9% of 2,658 GPUs
5 samples

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

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface AGP 8X

Max memory 256 MB

Core clock 475 MHz

Memory clock 900 MHz

DirectX 9.0b

OpenGL 1.5

First benchmarked 2009-04-15

Samples 5

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra states the AGP 8X interface, up to 256 MB of memory, a core clock of 475 MHz, DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5, first benchmarked on 2009-04-15. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Not recorded

Codename NV36B

Chip Not recorded

Process node 130 nm

Transistors 82 M

Die size 133 mm²

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra uses the NV36B graphics processor, is manufactured on a 130 nm process, contains 82 million transistors and has a die size of 133 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 5700 Ultra 4 render output units.

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 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 5700 Ultra.

Clock speeds

Base clock 475 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra runs at a base clock of 475 MHz.

Memory

Size 256 MB

Type GDDR2

Bus width 128-bit

Bandwidth 14.5 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra is equipped with 256 MB of GDDR2 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 14.5 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra has a board power rating of 46 W and it connects over AGP 8X.

Board power (TDP) 46 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 October 23, 2003

Launch price $199

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce 5 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra was released on October 23, 2003 and launched at a price of $199.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 34

PassMark G2D 126

Rank #2,615

Samples 5

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 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 5700 Ultra. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra (Omega 2.169.21).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra (Omega 2.169.21)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra have?

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra has 256 MB of GDDR2 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 14.5 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra has a board power rating of 46 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra?

The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra scores 34 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 8.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,615.