NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is a graphics card released on October 23, 2003 using a 130 nm process. It has 256 MB of DDR memory, a boost clock of 475 MHz and a 74 W board power rating. It scores 59 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 5950 Ultra scores 59 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 12.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,517), measured across 3 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 274.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 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 2009-04-05. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra uses the NV38 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 130 nm process, contains 135 million transistors and has a die size of 207 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 4 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 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 5950 Ultra.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra runs at a base clock of 475 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is equipped with 256 MB of DDR memory.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra has a board power rating of 74 W and it connects over AGP 8X.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra was released on October 23, 2003 and launched at a price of $499.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra supports DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as MSI MS-StarForce GeForce FX 5950 Ultra (NVIDIA GeF.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra have?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra has 256 MB of DDR memory.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra has a board power rating of 74 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra scores 59 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 12.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,517.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra use?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra connects over AGP 8X.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra was released on October 23, 2003 and launched at a price of $499.