Nvidia 5900 ultra: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Specs

IndexThe Problem with Understanding GraphicsThe Graphics PipelineThe Graphics Pipeline (continued)Stage 1: The Front EndStage 2: Vertex ProcessingStages 3 & 4: Triangle Setup & RasterizationStage 5: Shading/TexturingLet’s talk precision (Stage 5 continued)Stages 6 & 7: Raster Operations & DRAM accessesFixing Anisotropic FilteringFixing Anisotropic Filtering (continued)Comparing Anisotropic FilteringComparing Anisotropic Filtering (continued)Comparing Anisotropic Filtering (continued)New Drivers from ATI & NVIDIANew Cards from ATI & NVIDIANew Cards from ATI & NVIDIA: The GeForceFX 5900 UltraSneak Peek at the New GeForceFX 5600 UltraThe TestSneak Preview — Doom3 PerformanceDoom3 Performance — No AA/AnisoDoom3 Performance — 4X AA/8X Quality AnisoUnreal Tournament 2003 PerformanceSplinter Cell Performance (Average Frame Rates)Jedi Knight 2Comanche 4Final Words

NVIDIA made two poor bets a couple of years back that led to the lackluster
introduction of the GeForceFX 5800 (NV30).

The first mistake was one that has been widely covered — the decision to go
with a 0.13-micron manufacturing process. NVIDIA assumed that TSMC’s 0.13-micron
process would be much more mature than it was when NV30 was ready to go to production;
in the end, a 0.13-micron process that lacked maturity held the NV30 back many
more months than it needed to be.

The second mistake NVIDIA made with NV30 was in their assumption that flip
chip packaging technology would not be ready by the scheduled introduction of
the NV30. Without a flip chip package, NVIDIA did not think that a 256-bit memory
interface would be a viable option and thus chose to outfit the NV30 with a
128-bit memory interface.

Both of these mistakes combined with drivers that were still in their infancy
led to a very disappointing introduction of the GeForceFX. Not being the type
of company to just fade away, NVIDIA immediately shifted their focus to NV35
even before NV30 hit the shelves. The end result was everything the NV30 should
have been:

Just by looking at the table above you can see that NVIDIA was able to use
slower (and cheaper) memory with the NV35, as well as drop the core clock a
bit in comparison to the NV30. Will the architectural enhancements and 256-bit
memory bus be able to overcome these reductions? You better believe it and soon
you’ll find out exactly how. Also note that NVIDIA is planning on introducing
cheaper 128MB versions of the NV35 core in the next month.

Today we’re finally able to bring you all there is to know about NVIDIA’s latest
GPU and the new GeForceFX 5900 Ultra.

As if that weren’t enough, today we’ve got a special treat for you all as well.
You may have heard of a game called «Doom3» and later on in this review
you’ll see a total of 8 GPUs compared using a current build of the game.

Let’s get to it…

The Problem with Understanding Graphics
IndexThe Problem with Understanding GraphicsThe Graphics PipelineThe Graphics Pipeline (continued)Stage 1: The Front EndStage 2: Vertex ProcessingStages 3 & 4: Triangle Setup & RasterizationStage 5: Shading/TexturingLet’s talk precision (Stage 5 continued)Stages 6 & 7: Raster Operations & DRAM accessesFixing Anisotropic FilteringFixing Anisotropic Filtering (continued)Comparing Anisotropic FilteringComparing Anisotropic Filtering (continued)Comparing Anisotropic Filtering (continued)New Drivers from ATI & NVIDIANew Cards from ATI & NVIDIANew Cards from ATI & NVIDIA: The GeForceFX 5900 UltraSneak Peek at the New GeForceFX 5600 UltraThe TestSneak Preview — Doom3 PerformanceDoom3 Performance — No AA/AnisoDoom3 Performance — 4X AA/8X Quality AnisoUnreal Tournament 2003 PerformanceSplinter Cell Performance (Average Frame Rates)Jedi Knight 2Comanche 4Final Words

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  NVIDIA’s return to Olympus — Ferra.ru

  A long time ago, however, in our galaxy and even on our planet, NVIDIA became a leader among video chip manufacturers. It all started, perhaps, with the already forgotten Riva TNT. Soon a much more successful Riva TNT2 appeared with a bunch of variations on its theme. And since then everything has gone smoothly for the Californian company. The most serious competitor was crushed and subsequently absorbed. The consistently high quality and performance (for its level, of course) of each subsequent product made it possible to quickly acquire a huge number of not just buyers — supporters. Fans. This is already somewhat more even than the so-called brand loyalty.

  Unexpectedly, a neighbor from Canada — ATI — previously noted only for interesting, but indecent because of its dampness products, releases a Radeon chip that made a splash. But, having retained the former zest in the form of crooked drivers, he did not become a serious competitor. However, the release of the next product — the Radeon 8500 — forced the Americans to take retaliatory steps. True, they limited themselves to a noticeable optimization of drivers, which brought NVIDIA’s flagship of that time, the GeForce3, out of harm’s way.

  But last summer there was a serious failure. The competitor presented a very strong product — Radeon 9700 Pro. Only paper launches of the NV30 were able to answer this. Betting on the transition to a progressive 0.13 micron process technology and a new type of memory (DDR II), NVIDIA has painted itself into a corner. There were problems with the release of suitable products. Although there is another version of this delay — a serious deterioration in relations with the software giant Microsoft, which is in charge of the DirectX API. This seriously hampered the development of the NV30, which was required to support the new DX9..

  Be that as it may, but at the beginning of this spring the GeForce FX 5800 Ultra became available for testing to a wide range of observers. It caused a very mixed reaction. On the one hand, high performance made it possible to overtake the Radeon 9700 Pro, and even then not by much. On the other hand, high operating frequencies did their dirty work, heating the video card to dangerous temperatures. To deal with this problem, a sophisticated cooling system was introduced, met with unequivocal public backlash due to excessive noise levels. All this predetermined both the place of the NV30, imperceptible on the market, and the imminent appearance of the NV35 on the arena.

  Architecture and technology

  Unfortunately, NVIDIA is sticking to its policy of minimizing disclosures. As a matter of fact, there is nothing to tell about the architecture of the chip. The only known difference from the NV30 is the 256-bit memory bus and the rejection of the currently unprofitable DDR II and returning to regular DDR (although DDR II support is retained, but such variants are unlikely to use a 256-bit bus). This allowed us to achieve a peak memory bandwidth of 27 GB / s! Other than that, there are no major changes. Therefore, for those who are interested, I can only recommend our review of the NV30 architecture.

  As for proprietary technologies, by and large, nothing has changed either. Of course, all sorts of optimizations and improvements in algorithms and buffers were made, but there are no fundamental changes (although a twofold increase in shader operations is claimed). However, this is what we expected from the NV35. Similar NVIDIA products (NV15, NV25) have always been an optimization of previous innovations (in NV10 and NV20, respectively).

  The only new feature is the UltraShadow technology. It is easy to guess from its name that it is designed to speed up the processing of shadow effects. The above diagram shows that a developer using the new technology can set the depth (interval) of lighting effect processing (zmin;zmax). Theoretically, this will allow you to get a huge win. Especially in the next generation of games, the creation of realistic (read complex and resource-intensive) shadows is given great importance.

  The obvious difference in appearance from the 5800U concerns, of course, the cooling system that caused so many complaints. This time things are much better. The board still occupies two slots in the (and two slots in the case) due to the high heatsink and fan, but the cooler itself looks very progressive and solid. Apparently, the release of air outside the system unit was considered unsuccessful. Not because of inefficiency, but rather because of excessive noise. As they say, there is no need to take dirty linen out of the hut: let the noise be isolated by the case, and the power supply fan will handle the heat exchange.

  SilentRun technology fights high noise levels in the 5800U — it turns on high speeds only when, in its opinion, it is necessary (details of its implementation in NVIDIA 5200U, 5600U and 5800U reference cards can be found here). The 5900U also works in two modes — processing two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics. Apparently, the choice of its fan mode, as in the 5800U, depends on the chip’s mode of operation. But there is also a positive difference. In addition to the noticeably lower noise of the second speed (approximately at the level of 5600U), a time delay (5 minutes) has now been added for switching back to low speed. This allows in most cases to get rid of unjustified

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  Serious Sam: TheSecond Encounter	GeForce FX 5900 ULTRA	Radeon 9800 Pro
  1280x1024x32	99.5	83.6
  1600x1200x32			9005 81	9005 81 9005 81 9005 81 9005 81 9005 81 9005 81 9005 81 9005 81 9005 81 9005 81 9005 81 9005 81 9005 81 9005 810047
  4X AntiAliasing
  Serious Sam: TheSecond Encounter
  	GeForce FX 5900 Ultra	Radeon 9800 Pro
  1280102432	91 , 9	80. 4
  1600x1200x32	76	68.8

  UT 2003 — flyby
  	GeForce FX 5900 Ultra	Radeon 9800 Pro
  1280102432	120,4	98,3
  1600120032	86	66.2

  0253

  UT 2003 — BotMatch	9053 9053
  GeForce FX 5900 Ultra	Radeon 9800 Pro
  1280102432	52,1	48,8
  1600120032	44,1	33,1

  Anisotropic Filtering
  Serious SAM: Thheesecond Encounter		9003 9003																00 Ultra	Radeon 9800 Pro
  1280102432	101,4	77,6
  1600120032	91,5	65,2

  9005 9005 1280x1024x0055 96,2

  UT 2003 — Flyby
  	GEFORCE FX 5900 Ultra	Radeon
  1600120032	75,1	67

  UT 2003 — botmatch
  	GeForce FX 5900 ULTRA	Radeon 9800 Pro
  1280x1024x32	52	49.