Geforce FX 5600 versions

[Justice]

I am trying the figure out what is the difference in the three versions of the Geforce FX 5600. One is 128 MB, the other is 128 MB Ultra, and the third version is the 256 MB version. I just thought they had a Geforce FX 5600 & the Geforce FX 5600 Ultra, but what is the 256 better than the 128 MB Ultra?😕

 

[Lonyo]

There are more 5600's than that.

5600 128MB - the slowest of them all
5600U 128MB - revision 1, faster clock speed than the 5600 non-ultra, but slower clock speed than the revision 2 Ultra.
5600U 128MB - revision 2, faster than revision 1 due to higher core clock speeds, and also overclocks better

5600U 256MB - not sure about core speeds, but the extra RAM does not produce any improvement in performance at the current time, and by the time it does, it may not be fast enough to run whatever game.

The 5600Ultra 128MB card with speeds of 400MHz core and 400MHz RAM (800MHz DDR) is the best 5600Ultra to buy as it's the fastest, and will overclock the best.

 

[Justice]

Which one is faster between the Geforce FX Ultra 128 MB and the Geforce FX 256 MB? Best Buy carries the Geforce FX 5600 Ultra w/ 128 MB and a 400 Mhz core, and other sites have the Geforce FX 5600 w/ 256 MB and a 400 Mhz core Geforce FX 5600 w/ 256 MB

 

[modedepe]

Get the fx5600 ultra w/ 128mb clocked at 400/400. It will be at least as fast as the one with 256mb. Like Lonyo said, the extra ram gives no boost in performance--only gives the card a bigger price tag.

 

[Pete]

256MB is a waste on anything slower than a 9800 or 5900, IMO. So your real choice is between a ~$125 128MB 5600 and a $200+ 128MB 5600U (v1 or 2--the latter is obviously preferable for its higher clocks).

Those are online prices, BTW. Retail, a 128MB 5600Uv2 appears to be $250. I'd imagine a 128MB (regular) 5600 is around $200.

 

[stardust]

USE THE SEARCH BUTTON PLEASE

I MADE THIS SAME POST A WHILE BACK

Sorry for the caps...im being retricted by Pete to use correct english. 😉