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GeForce FX 5600 XT vs Go 7200

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Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataRankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameG72MNV31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 September 2006 (17 years ago)17 March 2003 (21 year ago)

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 cores7no data
Core clock speed3 MHz235 MHz
Boost clock speed450 MHzno data
Number of transistors112 million80 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm130 nm
Texture fill rate1.8000.94

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR-3DDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB128 MB
Memory bus width32 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data400 MHz
Memory bandwidth2.8 GB/s6.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0a
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.11.5 (2.1)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2006 17 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 130 nm

Go 7200 has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

FX 5600 XT, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7200 and GeForce FX 5600 XT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce Go 7200 is a notebook card while GeForce FX 5600 XT is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200
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