Inno3D GeForce FX 5700 Ultra GDDR3 Review - Page 1 of 5
By Steve Angelly - May 26, 2004
INTRODUCTION
InnoVISION Multimedia, or Inno3D, is one of a few NVIDIA based add-in manufacturers that is offering a GeForce FX 5700 Ultra graphics card with specialized GDDR3 memory. The GeForce FX 5700 Ultra with GDDR3 is typically outfitted with 128MB of Samsung 2.0ns memory modules, which are rated to operate at frequencies up to 500MHz.
Inno3D at CeBIT 2004
Inno3D set the memory frequency on their Tornado GeForce FX 5700 Ultra at 475MHz (950MHz effective), which is 50MHz higher than the DDR2 memory that ships with the standard GeForce FX 5700 Ultra. With a 128-bit memory bus, the slight bandwidth advantage is offset by the increased access latencies that are associated with GDDR3 memory.
Inno3D Tornado GeForce FX 5700 Ultra GDDR3
Introduced in October of 2003, the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra was the first retail product to offer GDDR3 memory. The transition to GDDR3 memory is actively underway as NVIDIA recently announced it will be utilized in the next-generation GeForce 6 series.
PRODUCT FEATURES
The GeForce FX 5700 Ultra is presently categorized at the low-end of NVIDIA's performance models. However, with the record breaking performance of the GeForce 6 Series, the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra will likely be re-categorized as a low mid-range or upper low-range part.
GeForce FX 5700 Ultra GPU
0.13-Micron Process Technology
82 Million Transistors
256-Bit Graphics Core
128-Bit Memory Interface
15.2GB/Sec. Memory Bandwidth
CineFX 2.0 Engine
Up To 16 Textures Applied Per Pass
UltraShadow Technology
Intellisample High Compresion Technology (HCT)
2X, Quincunx, 4X, 4xS, 6xS and 8X Antialiasing
2X, 4X and 8X Anisotropic Texture Filtering
Advanced Pixel Shaders
Supports Cg and High Level Shading Language
ForceWare Unified Drivers
Optimized for DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL 1.5
nView Multi-Display Technology
Digital Vibrance Control 3.0
AGP8X Interface
Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
DVI Output Support
Integrated NTSC & PAL TV Encoder
64-Phase Video Scaler
SOFTWARE BUNDLE
The software bundle consists of the full version of Commandos 3, a CD with four game demos, the Inno3D edition of Futuremark's 3DMark03 synthetic benchmark, and a variety of software from InterVideo.
Software Bundle
A DVI-to-VGA adapter and S-Video cable are also included.
