GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs FX Go 5200
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce FX Go 5200 and GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms FX Go 5200 by a whopping 89900% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1508 | 313 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 32 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.29 |
| Architecture | no data | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | NV31M | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2003 (22 years ago) | 17 December 2021 (3 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 cores | 5 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1 MHz | 1185 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 300 MHz | 1477 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 94.53 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 6.05 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 size | medium sized | large |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 300 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 112.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DDR | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | -0−1 | 42 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 32 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 28 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 47 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
−1033%
|
30−35
+1033%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 42 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−7100%
|
70−75
+7100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
−1067%
|
35
+1067%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−1000%
|
65−70
+1000%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−463%
|
130−140
+463%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 9−10
−2333%
|
210−220
+2333%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 29 |
| Dota 2 | 7−8
−1586%
|
118
+1586%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−7100%
|
70−75
+7100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
−767%
|
26
+767%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−1000%
|
65−70
+1000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1060%
|
58
+1060%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−463%
|
130−140
+463%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 25 |
| Dota 2 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110
+1471%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−7100%
|
70−75
+7100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
−533%
|
19
+533%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−1000%
|
65−70
+1000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−560%
|
33
+560%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−463%
|
130−140
+463%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 0−1 | 160−170 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1133%
|
37
+1133%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−2600%
|
27−30
+2600%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−113%
|
30−35
+113%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−9700%
|
95−100
+9700%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−500%
|
18
+500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−1600%
|
16−18
+1600%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−800%
|
18−20
+800%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 67
+0%
|
67
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 49
+0%
|
49
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 9700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 25 tests (42%)
- there's a draw in 35 tests (58%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.02 | 18.00 |
| Recency | 1 March 2003 | 17 December 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 2050 Mobile has a 89900% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX Go 5200 in performance tests.
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