GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs FX 5200 LE

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated90
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data24.28
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameNV34 A2TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 March 2003 (21 year ago)7 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price$154 $530

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2176
Core clock speed250 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors45 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data184 Watt
Texture fill rate1.000224.4

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB12 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed332 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth2.656 GB/s336.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDAno data7.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 March 2003 7 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 12 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5200 LE and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 LE
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