GeForce 6200 X2 PCI vs FX 5500 PCI

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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
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameNV34 B1NV44 A2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 March 2004 (20 years ago)16 January 2008 (16 years ago)

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 speed270 MHz280 MHz
Number of transistors45 million75 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm110 nm
Texture fill rate1.0801.120
ROPs42
TMUs44

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).

InterfacePCIPCI
Length165 mm168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 typeDDRDDR2
Maximum RAM amount256 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz200 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s3.2 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-Video2x DMS-59

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a9.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)2.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 March 2004 16 January 2008
Chip lithography 150 nm 110 nm

6200 X2 PCI has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 36.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5500 PCI and GeForce 6200 X2 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.


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