GeForce FX 5200 vs GTX 1070 SLI
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 109 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 33.59 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | Pascal GP104 SLI | NV18 C1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (7 years ago) | 6 March 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $69.99 |
| Current price | $185 | $103 (1.5x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3840 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1683 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 14400 Million | 29 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.000 |
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 | no data | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | + | no 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 type | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no 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 Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| G-SYNC support | + | no data |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 8.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 6 March 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 150 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and GeForce FX 5200. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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