ATI Radeon X850 PRO AGP vs GeForce FX 5200

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code nameNV18 C1R481
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 March 2003 (21 year ago)4 September 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69.99 $279

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.

Core clock speed250 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors29 million160 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm130 nm
Texture fill rate1.0006.000
ROPs212
TMUs412

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 8xAGP 8x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x Molex

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 typeDDRGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount128 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s32 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 VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.09.0b (9_2)
OpenGL1.32.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2003 4 September 2005
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 130 nm

ATI X850 PRO AGP has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.

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