Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce FX Go 5200

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX Go 5200 with Radeon RX 6500 XT, including specs and performance data.

FX Go 5200
2003
32 MB DDR
0.02

RX 6500 XT outperforms FX Go 5200 by a whopping 106900% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1506238
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data54.73
Power efficiencyno data15.86
Architectureno dataRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNV31MNavi 24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 March 2003 (22 years ago)19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores51024
Core clock speed1 MHz2610 MHz
Boost clock speed300 MHz2815 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data107 Watt
Texture fill rateno data180.2
Floating-point processing powerno data5.765 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount32 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed300 MHz2248 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data143.9 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDDR12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FX Go 5200 0.02
RX 6500 XT 21.40
+106900%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX Go 5200 8
RX 6500 XT 9561
+119413%

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-0−163
1440p-0−131
4K-0−117

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.16
1440pno data6.42
4Kno data11.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−11000%
111
+11000%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 72

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−8300%
84
+8300%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 54
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−4550%
90−95
+4550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−1417%
90−95
+1417%
Valorant 24−27
−575%
160−170
+575%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−4700%
48
+4700%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−2711%
250−260
+2711%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 34
Dota 2 8−9
−1713%
145
+1713%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−4550%
90−95
+4550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−1417%
90−95
+1417%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−2967%
92
+2967%
Valorant 24−27
−575%
160−170
+575%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 30
Dota 2 8−9
−1275%
110
+1275%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−4550%
90−95
+4550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−1417%
90−95
+1417%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1700%
54
+1700%
Valorant 24−27
−575%
160−170
+575%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 0−1 170−180

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 0−1 60−65

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−127%
34
+127%
Valorant 1−2
−13500%
130−140
+13500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 0−1 23
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−1150%
24−27
+1150%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 281
+0%
281
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 194
+0%
194
+0%
Far Cry 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 107
+0%
107
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Far Cry 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 86
+0%
86
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35
+0%
35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
Metro Exodus 18
+0%
18
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Far Cry 5 57
+0%
57
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+0%
28
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
+0%
4
+0%
Dota 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 13500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 XT is ahead in 21 test (38%)
  • there's a draw in 35 tests (63%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.02 21.40
Recency 1 March 2003 19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 32 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 6 nm

RX 6500 XT has a 106900% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2400% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX Go 5200 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce FX Go 5200 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6500 XT is a desktop one.

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NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5200
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