3D Blaster 5 FX5900 Ultra review - Page 2 - Specifications & Features

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/04/2003 07:00 AM [ ] 0 comment(s)

Specifications & Features
As usual we'll quickly go through our standard/default technology pages before hitting photo's and benchmarks. Basically what you need to keep in mind about NV35 / GeForce FX 5900 Ultra is this the stuff noted below.

256-bit Memory Architecture 128MB of DDR memory
2nd Generation compression & caching
Intellisample HCT (High Compression Technology)
UltraShadow Technology
CineFX 2.0 Engine
0.13um Fabrication Process
Much more silent cooling solution than FlowFX
Core clock speed of 400 MHz
Memory frequency 850 MHz (2x425).

Let's compare the differences between NV30 and NV35 in specific technical details.

Technology	NV30	NV35
Mem Width bits	128	256
Color + Z PPC	4	4
Z PPC	8	8
Stencil PPC	8	8
Textures per clock	8	8
UltraShadow	-	Yes
Intellisample HCT	-	Yes
CineFX	1.0	2.0
FP Shader Ops	1x	2x

Let's copy and paste a little from NVIDIA's whitepaper documents:

The GeForce FX 5900 Ultra was architected to render high resolution, high quality pixels, such as those found in Doom III and Unreal Tournament 2003, at blistering speeds. The amazing frames rates are enabled by the 256-bit wide memory
interface and the advanced compression technology found in NVIDIA Intellisample¢â High Compression Technology (HCT). Intellisample HCT facilitates unmatched image quality with flawless anisotropic filtering, true 128-bit precision and multi-sample antialiasing. The second-generation, CineFX 2.0 engine doubles the floating point pixel shading power of previous products. Lastly, NVIDIA UltraShadow technology accelerates the shadow calculations that are so critical to game play in next-generation titles such as Doom III and Abducted (by Contraband Entertainment). NVIDIA GPUs offer the only true Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) for simple updates, as well as rock-solid performance, quality and stability. Because developers create their games with NVIDIA GeForce FX GPUs, they are the choice of gamers that want to play their favorite game the way it's meant to be played.

What also important to know is that in time there will be no less than three GeforceFX 5900 products. In threefold here we go.

GeforceFX 5900 Ultra 128 MB (slower memory undefined yet)

GeforceFX 5900 Ultra 128 MB
GeforceFX 5900 Ultra 256 MB

The product we test today is of course the most expensive one, the GeForceFX 5900 Ultra equipped with 256 MB DDR memory.

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Creative Labs 3D Blaster 5 FX5900 Review
Today's review ladies and gentlemen is based on the GeForce FX 5900, not the Ultra model, just the 5900. Basically this is the entry model in the high-end graphics card series. That means a better price but still awesome performance.

3D Blaster 5 FX5900 Ultra review
It has been a while since we tested a graphics card from Creative Labs Europe, make no mistake. They are still very active on the European market. And while Creative Asia and North America are selling ATI Radeon based products right now the lineup from Creative Europe still is based on nVIDIA products. From that nVIDIA line-up they granted us with the honor of testing their top-of-the-line 3D Blaster 5 FX5900 Ultra.