GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2 vs FX 5200

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameNV18 C1GK208
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 March 2003 (21 year ago)29 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69.99 no data
Current price$103 (1.5x MSRP)$270

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 data384
Core clock speed250 MHz902 MHz
Number of transistors29 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt
Texture fill rate1.00028.86
Floating-point performanceno data692.7 gflops

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 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDRDDR3
Maximum RAM amount128 MB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s14.4 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
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.012 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGL1.34.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDAno data3.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2003 29 May 2013
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 28 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5200 and GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.


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