GeForce FX 5200 Rev. 2 vs GTX 680M

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking475not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.65no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameN13E-GTXNV34 B1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2012 (12 years ago)6 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$310.50 no data
Current price$293 (0.9x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1344no data
CUDA cores1344no data
Core clock speed720 MHz250 MHz
Boost clock speed758 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million45 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate80.6 billion/sec1.000
Floating-point performance2,038 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680M and GeForce FX 5200 Rev. 2 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount4 GB128 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s3.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API9.0a
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.51.5 (2.1)
OpenCL1.1N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 June 2012 6 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 150 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 680M and GeForce FX 5200 Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680M is a notebook card while GeForce FX 5200 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
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