NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 is a graphics card released on March 17, 2003 using a 130 nm process. It has 256 MB of DDR memory on a 256-bit bus, 17.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 350 MHz and a 49 W board power rating. It scores 34 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 PCX 5900 scores 34 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 8.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,616), measured across 1 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 258.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 states the PCI-E x16 interface, up to 256 MB of memory, a core clock of 450 MHz, DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5, first benchmarked on 2009-04-27. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 uses the NV35 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 PCX 5900 4 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 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 PCX 5900.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 runs at a base clock of 350 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 is equipped with 256 MB of DDR memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 17.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 has a board power rating of 49 W and it connects over PCI-E x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 was released on March 17, 2003 and launched at a price of $399.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 supports DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 1.5.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 have?
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 has 256 MB of DDR memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 17.6 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 has a board power rating of 49 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900?
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 scores 34 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 8.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,616.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 use?
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 connects over PCI-E x16.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 was released on March 17, 2003 and launched at a price of $399.
Corrections to this record
After an audit, 1 value on the NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 record was corrected. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.
- Codename:
PCIe 1.0x16cleared (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.
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