ATI Radeon HD 5550 vs GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5200 Ultra and Radeon HD 5550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 5200 Ultra
2003
128 MB DDR
0.03

ATI HD 5550 outperforms FX 5200 Ultra by a whopping 3167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14871115
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.72
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameNV34 A2Redwood
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 March 2003 (21 year ago)9 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 data320
Core clock speed325 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors45 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data39 Watt
Texture fill rate1.3008.800
Floating-point processing powerno data0.352 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs416

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 2.0 x16
Length171 mm165 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x MolexNone

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 typeDDRGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount128 MB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed325 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.4 GB/s51.2 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, 1x VGA
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a11.2 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.4
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX 5200 Ultra 0.03
ATI HD 5550 0.98
+3167%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 5200 Ultra 12
ATI HD 5550 376
+3033%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.03 0.98
Recency 6 March 2003 9 February 2010
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 40 nm

ATI HD 5550 has a 3166.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 5550 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5200 Ultra in performance tests.


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