NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI

The NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI is an NVIDIA Quadro FX Curie-generation card from the x500 line. The GPU is the G71, manufactured by TSMC on a 90 nm process. The die contains 278 million transistors across 196 mm², giving a transistor density of 1.4M per mm². The memory subsystem is 1024 MB of GDDR3 on a 256-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 32.32 GB/s. The TDP is 104 W, and the slot width is Triple-slot. The bus interface is PCIe 1.0 x16, and the display outputs are 3x DVI and 1x S-Video. The record lists no series name, no codename, and no base or boost clocks. The card was released in April 2006 and is end-of-life. The benchmark array is empty, with an average benchmark score of 0 and a percentileVsAllGpus of 50.

Power and Cooling

Power and cooling data come from several fields. The TDP is 104 W. The suggested PSU is 300 W. The power connector requirement is 1x 6-pin. The cooling footprint is a Triple-slot width, and the physical dimensions are 229 mm (9 inches) in length and 111 mm (4.4 inches) in height. The bus interface is PCIe 1.0 x16. The only clock value in the record is the memory clock: 505 MHz, with an effective data rate of 1010 Mbps. No base, boost, or game clock is listed. The TDP and PSU recommendation are the only power-supply figures in the record, and the 1x 6-pin connector is the only external power connection listed. These are the complete power, thermal, and mechanical specifications in the data.

The absence of a base or boost clock is significant because the electrical rating is expressed entirely through the 104 W TDP rather than through core clock ranges. The 300 W suggested PSU provides the system-level sizing context. The Triple-slot width, 229 mm length, and 111 mm height define the physical space the cooling solution must occupy. The PCIe 1.0 x16 interface is the host-side connection. All of these figures are separate entries in the record; no other power-related information is present.

Ray Tracing and Feature Set

The feature set is defined more by what is absent than by what is present. No ray tracing cores are listed, and no tensor cores are listed. The API support is DirectX 9.0c (9_3), OpenGL 2.1.2 (full), and OpenGL 3.x (partial). Vulkan is not listed. The architecture is Curie, and the chip is G71. The record also lists no shading-unit count, no FP32 throughput, and no FP16 throughput. What is specified on the rendering side are 24 texture mapping units and 16 raster output units. The display output configuration is 3x DVI and 1x S-Video. This set of outputs and APIs constitutes the complete feature list in the data.

The DirectX feature level is 9_3, which is the highest DirectX level recorded for this card. OpenGL support is split in the record: OpenGL 2.1.2 is listed as full, while OpenGL 3.x is listed as partial. The lack of a Vulkan entry means the API list stops at the OpenGL and DirectX versions named above. The absence of ray tracing and tensor core fields means none of those acceleration paths are recorded. The rendering resources are therefore the 24 TMUs and 16 ROPs, with the 10.40 GPixel/s and 15.60 GTexel/s rates tied to those units.

Benchmark Performance

The benchmark section of the record contains no scores. The average benchmark score field is 0, and the percentileVsAllGpus field is 50. The nearestRivals array is empty, so no rival scores and no deltaPct values are present to compare. The numerical performance indicators that are present are fill rates: 10.40 GPixel/s pixel rate and 15.60 GTexel/s texture rate. These correspond to 16 ROPs and 24 TMUs. The memory clock is 505 MHz, with an effective data rate of 1010 Mbps, but no base or boost clock is listed. Without nearestRivals data, no exact percentage lead or deficit against a named product can be calculated.

The percentileVsAllGpus value of 50 is a central rank, but the empty benchmark array means it is not backed by a stored benchmark score. The average benchmark score of 0 is the only numeric benchmark-related field, and it appears alongside an empty benchmark list. The fill rates are the only performance metrics that can be analyzed directly. The pixel rate of 10.40 GPixel/s and the texture rate of 15.60 GTexel/s are the data points that define the card’s output throughput in the record. The lack of a base or boost clock means these fill rates cannot be linked to a core clock value; the only clock present is the memory clock.

How It Compares

The nearestRivals list is empty. There are no rival names, no rival benchmark scores, and no deltaPct values. Therefore, no rival-by-rival performance paragraphs can be written from this data. The only relative placement is the 50th percentile among all GPUs. The product sequence fields place the Quadro FX 5500 SDI after Quadro FX Rankine and before Quadro FX Tesla. These predecessor and successor entries define its position in the Quadro FX line, but they are not benchmark deltas. The absence of nearestRivals means the database has no nearby GPU entries for this SKU.

The record also has no series name and no codename, so there is no alternate family or internal-name reference to use for comparison. The predecessor and successor fields are the only lineage-based positioning. Quadro FX Rankine is the predecessor, and Quadro FX Tesla is the successor. Those names locate the card within the Quadro FX product sequence, but they carry no score or percentage in the fact pack. The 50th percentile remains the only positional metric attached to this entry.

Memory Subsystem

The memory subsystem is specified by several fields. Capacity is 1024 MB. Memory type is GDDR3. Bus width is 256 bit. Memory clock is 505 MHz, with an effective data rate of 1010 Mbps. Total bandwidth is 32.32 GB/s. For high-resolution workloads, the 1024 MB capacity is the amount of GDDR3 available, and 32.32 GB/s is the rate at which data can cross the 256-bit bus. These are the memory-side figures that apply to large frame and texture data. No other memory-related field is present in the record.

The memory clock is listed in two forms: 505 MHz and 1010 Mbps effective. The bus width and capacity are separate specifications; the 256-bit bus connects the G71 chip to the GDDR3 memory, while the 1024 MB figure is the total storage amount. The bandwidth of 32.32 GB/s is the resulting transfer rate. The record does not specify a resolution limit, so the high-resolution implication is limited to the capacity and bandwidth figures themselves.

FAQ

Q: What is the power draw and power connector requirement?

A: The TDP is 104 W. The suggested PSU is 300 W. The board uses a 1x 6-pin power connector.

Q: Does this GPU support ray tracing or tensor acceleration?

A: No. The record lists no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. Its API list is DirectX 9.0c (9_3), OpenGL 2.1.2 (full), OpenGL 3.x (partial), and no Vulkan.

Q: What memory configuration is listed?

A: 1024 MB of GDDR3 on a 256-bit bus, with 32.32 GB/s bandwidth. The memory clock is 505 MHz, or 1010 Mbps effective.

Q: What are the display outputs?

A: The output configuration is 3x DVI and 1x S-Video.

Q: What benchmark scores are recorded?

A: The benchmark array is empty. The average benchmark score is 0, and the percentileVsAllGpus is 50. There are no nearestRivals entries.

Q: When was it released and what was its launch MSRP?

A: It released on April 19, 2006. Its launch MSRP was 6,999 USD.