GeForce FX Go 5200 vs 7900 GTO

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot rated1563
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)no data
GPU code nameG71NV31M
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 October 2006 (19 years ago)1 March 2003 (23 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data5
Core clock speed650 MHz1 MHz
Boost clock speedno data300 MHz
Number of transistors278 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)81 Wattno data
Texture fill rate15.60no data
ROPs16no data
TMUs24no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB32 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed660 MHz300 MHz
Memory bandwidth42.24 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Videono data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)DDR
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2006 1 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 150 nm

7900 GTO has an age advantage of 3 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 67% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7900 GTO and GeForce FX Go 5200. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 7900 GTO is a desktop graphics card while GeForce FX Go 5200 is a notebook one.

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