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Spec Quadro FX 5500
Overview
Product name NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500
Architecture Curie
Generation / family Quadro FX
GPU codename G71
Launch date 2006-04-20
Market segment Workstation, Creator in Quadro FX
Board type / entry type Workstation GPU
GPU
Process node TSMC 90 nm
Die size 196 mm²
Transistor count 0.28 billion
GPU chip G71
SM / multiprocessor count 0
CUDA Cores 0
ROPs 16
TMUs 24
Clocks
Base / Core clock 650 MHz
Boost clock 650 MHz
Memory clock 505 MHz
Memory
Memory size 1 GB
Memory type DDR2
Memory bus width 256-bit
Memory bandwidth 32.32 GB/s
Bus / Interface
Bus interface PCIe 1.0 x16
AGP / PCI / PCIe distinction PCIe
Power
TDP / TBP / board power 96 W
Recommended PSU 250 W
Power connectors 1x 6-pin
Slot width Dual-slot, 229 mm length
Display / Media
Display outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Features
DirectX support DirectX 9.3
OpenGL support OpenGL 2.1
Shader Model 3.0

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