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NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI

Graphics Processor
G71
Pixel Shaders
24
Vertex Shaders
8
TMUs
24
ROPs
16
Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR3
Bus Width
256 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The Quadro FX 5500 SDI was an enthusiast-class professional graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on April 20th, 2006. Built on the 90 nm process, and based on the G71 graphics processor, the card supports DirectX 9.0c. Since Quadro FX 5500 SDI does not support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12, it might not be able to run all the latest games. The G71 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 196 mm² and 278 million transistors. It features 24 pixel shaders and 8 vertex shaders, 24 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. Due to the lack of unified shaders you will not be able to run recent games at all (which require unified shader/DX10+ support). NVIDIA has paired 1,024 MB GDDR3 memory with the Quadro FX 5500 SDI, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 650 MHz, memory is running at 505 MHz.
Being a triple-slot card, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 104 W maximum. Display outputs include: 3x DVI, 1x S-Video. Quadro FX 5500 SDI is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 1.0 x16 interface. The card measures 229 mm in length, 111 mm in width, and features a triple-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 6999 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
G71
Architecture
Curie
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
90 nm
Transistors
278 million
Density
1.4M / mm²
Die Size
196 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Apr 20th, 2006
Generation
Quadro FX Curie
(x500)
Predecessor
Quadro FX Rankine
Successor
Quadro FX Tesla
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
6,999 USD
Bus Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
Reviews
26 in our database

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
650 MHz
Memory Clock
505 MHz
1010 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR3
Memory Bus
256 bit
Bandwidth
32.32 GB/s

Render Config

Pixel Shaders
24
Vertex Shaders
8
TMUs
24
ROPs
16

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
10.40 GPixel/s
Vertex Rate
1.300 GVertices/s
Texture Rate
15.60 GTexel/s

Board Design

Slot Width
Triple-slot
Length
229 mm
9 inches
Width
111 mm
4.4 inches
TDP
104 W
Suggested PSU
300 W
Outputs
3x DVI
1x S-Video
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin
Board Number
Q490 SKU 500

Graphics Features

DirectX
9.0c (9_3)
OpenGL
2.1.2 (full)
3.x (partial)
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
Shader Model
3.0

G71 GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP1
VDPAU: No Support

Latest Drivers:
Windows 2000:
ForceWare Release 93.71 / 93.81 Beta
Quadro Release 261.19

Windows XP / Server 2003 x64:
GeForce Release 179.48 (Notebooks)
GeForce Release 307.83
Quadro Release R310 U7 (312.69)

Windows Vista / 7:
GeForce Release 179.48 (Notebooks)
GeForce Release 309.08
Quadro Release R310 U7 (312.69)

Windows 8:
GeForce Release 309.08
Quadro Release R310 U7 (312.69)
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