Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs GeForce FX 5200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5200 and Radeon RX 9070 GRE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 5200
2003, $70
128 MB DDR
0.02
RX 9070 GRE
2025, $549
12 GB GDDR6, 220 Watt
58.04
+290100%

9070 GRE outperforms FX 5200 by a whopping 290100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking157447
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data62.02
Power efficiencyno data20.25
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNV18 C1Navi 48
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 March 2003 (23 years ago)8 May 2025 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69.99 $549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data3072
Core clock speed250 MHz1420 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2790 MHz
Number of transistors29 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data220 Watt
Texture fill rate1.000535.7
Floating-point processing powerno data34.28 TFLOPS
ROPs296
TMUs4192
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data48
L0 Cacheno data768 KB
L2 Cacheno data8 MB
L3 Cacheno data48 MB

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 5.0 x16
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s432.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX8.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGL1.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.2
VulkanN/A1.4
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

FX 5200 0.02
RX 9070 GRE 58.04
+290100%

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 7
Samples: 414
RX 9070 GRE 24025
+343114%
Samples: 8

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD-0−1160
1440p-0−185
4K-0−157

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.43
1440pno data6.46
4Kno data9.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Fortnite 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Fortnite 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 364
+0%
364
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 197
+0%
197
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+0%
142
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 113
+0%
113
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.02 58.04
Recency 6 March 2003 8 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 4 nm

RX 9070 GRE has a 290100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 22 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3650% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5200 in performance tests.

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