| Release date | 2003-2005 2003 |
|---|---|
| Architecture | Rankine |
| Fabrication process | 150 nm, 140 nm, 130 nm |
| API support | |
| DirectX | 9.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Kelvin |
| Successor | Curie |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported | |
Rankine is the codename for a GPU microarchitecture developed by Nvidia, and released in 2003, as the successor to Kelvin [1] microarchitecture. It was named with reference to Macquorn Rankine and used with the GeForce FX series.
| Model | Launch | Code name | Fab (nm) | Bus interface | Core clock (MHz) | Memory clock (MHz) | Core config1 | Fillrate | Memory | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOperations/s | MPixels/s | MTexels/s | MVertices/s | Size (MB) | Bandwidth (GB/s) | Bus type | Bus width (bit) | ||||||||
| GeForce FX 5100 | March 2003 | NV34 | TSMC 150 nm | AGP 8× | 200 | 166 | 4:2:4:4 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 50 | 64 128 | 2.7 | DDR | 64 |
| GeForce FX 5200 LE | 250 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 62.5 | 64 128 256 | 2.7 5.3 | 64 128 | |||||||
| GeForce FX 5200 | AGP 8× PCI | 200 | 3.2 6.4 | 64 128 | |||||||||||
| GeForce FX 5200 Ultra | 6 March 2003 | AGP 8× | 325 | 325 | 1300 | 1300 | 1300 | 81.25 | 10.4 | 128 | |||||
| GeForce PCX 5300 | 17 March 2004 | PCIe ×16 | 250 | 166 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 62.5 | 128 256 | 2.7 | 64 | ||||
| GeForce FX 5500 | March 2004 | NV34B | TSMC 140 nm | AGP 8× AGP 4× PCI | 270 | 200 | 1080 | 1080 | 1080 | 67.5 | 64 128 256 | 3.2 6.4 | 64 128 | ||
| GeForce FX 5600 XT | October 2003 | NV31 | TSMC 130 nm | AGP 8× | 235 | 940 | 940 | 940 | 58.75 | 64 128 | 3.2 6.4 | 64 128 | |||
| GeForce FX 5600 | March 2003 | AGP 8× PCI | 325 | 275 | 1300 | 1300 | 1300 | 81.25 | 64 128 256 | 8.8 | 128 | ||||
| GeForce FX 5600 Ultra | 6 March 2003 | AGP 8× | 350 | 350 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 | 87.5 | 64 128 | 11.2 | |||||
| GeForce FX 5600 Ultra Rev.2 | 400 | 400 | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 | 100 | 12.8 | ||||||||
| GeForce FX 5700 VE | September 2004 | NV36 | IBM 130 nm | 235 | 200 | 4:3:4:4 | 940 | 940 | 940 | 106.5 | 128 256 | 3.2 6.4 | 64 128 | ||
| GeForce FX 5700 LE | March 2004 | AGP 8× PCI | 250 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 187.5 | ||||||||
| GeForce FX 5700 | 2003 | AGP 8× | 425 | 250 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 318.75 | 8 | 128 | |||||
| GeForce PCX 5750 | 17 March 2004 | PCIe ×16 | 128 | ||||||||||||
| GeForce FX 5700 Ultra | 23 October 2003 | AGP 8× | 475 | 450 | 1900 | 1900 | 1900 | 356.25 | 128 256 | 14.4 | GDDR2 | ||||
| GeForce FX 5700 Ultra GDDR3 | 15 March 2004 | 475 | 15.2 | GDDR3 | |||||||||||
| GeForce FX 5800 | 27 January 2003 | NV30 | TSMC 130 nm | 400 | 400 | 4:2:8:4 | 1600 | 1600 | 3200 | 200 | 128 | 12.8 | GDDR2 | ||
| GeForce FX 5800 Ultra | 500 | 500 | 2000 | 2000 | 4000 | 16 | |||||||||
| GeForce FX 5900 ZT | 15 December 2003 | NV35 | 325 | 350 | 4:3:8:4 | 1300 | 1300 | 2600 | 343.75 | 22.4 | DDR | 256 | |||
| GeForce FX 5900 XT | 15 December 2003 | 390 | 1600 | 1600 | 3200 | 300 | |||||||||
| GeForce FX 5900 | May 2003 | 400 | 425 | 27.2 | |||||||||||
| GeForce FX 5900 Ultra | 12 May 2003 | 450 | 1800 | 1800 | 3600 | 337.5 | 128 256 | ||||||||
| GeForce PCX 5900 | 17 March 2004 | PCIe ×16 | |||||||||||||
| GeForce FX 5950 Ultra | 23 October 2003 | NV38 | AGP 8× | 475 | 475 | 1900 | 1900 | 3800 | 356.25 | 256 | 30.4 | ||||
| GeForce PCX 5950 | 17 February 2004 | PCIe ×16 | GDDR3 | ||||||||||||
| Model | Launch | Code name | Fab (nm) | Bus interface | Core clock (MHz) | Memory clock (MHz) | Core config1 | Fillrate | Memory | ||||||
| MOperations/s | MPixels/s | MTexels/s | MVertices/s | Size (MB) | Bandwidth (GB/s) | Bus type | Bus width (bit) | ||||||||
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