GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac Edition vs FX 5600 XT PCI

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Rankine (2003−2005)	Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name	NV31	NV34 A2
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 March 2003 (22 years ago)	6 March 2003 (22 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 speed	235 MHz	325 MHz
Number of transistors	80 million	45 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	0.94	1.300
ROPs	4	4
TMUs	4	4

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).

Interface	PCI	AGP Pro 8x
Length	no data	171 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	DDR	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	128 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	200 MHz	325 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	10.4 GB/s

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 Connectors

1x DVI

2x DVI

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	9.0a	9.0a
OpenGL	1.5 (2.1)	1.5 (2.1)
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	150 nm

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