GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile vs FX 5600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5600 with GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, including specs and performance data.

FX 5600
2003
128 MB DDR, 37 Watt
0.03

RTX 2080 Super Mobile outperforms FX 5600 by a whopping 130867% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1485115
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.0617.97
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNV31TU104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 March 2003 (21 year ago)2 April 2020 (4 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.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data3072
Core clock speed325 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1560 MHz
Number of transistors80 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate1.300299.5
Floating-point processing powerno data9.585 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs4192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 3.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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-VideoNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2.140
CUDA-7.5

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-0−1139
1440p-0−195
4K-0−164

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 98
+0%
98
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 109
+0%
109
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 157
+0%
157
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 121
+0%
121
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 99
+0%
99
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 117
+0%
117
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 217
+0%
217
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 278
+0%
278
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+0%
62
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 154
+0%
154
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
+0%
183
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+0%
103
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 107
+0%
107
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 81
+0%
81
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 57
+0%
57
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 57
+0%
57
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 56
+0%
56
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+0%
121
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 137
+0%
137
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 274
+0%
274
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 86
+0%
86
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
+0%
46
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+0%
38
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 34
+0%
34
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 78
+0%
78
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
+0%
49
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.03 39.29
Recency 6 March 2003 2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 150 Watt

FX 5600 has 305.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Super Mobile, on the other hand, has a 130866.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce FX 5600 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is a notebook one.


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