GeForce FX Go5250 vs GeForce2 GTS PRO
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | NV15 A5 | NV34 A1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 April 2000 (26 years ago) | 1 March 2003 (23 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.
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 25 million | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 1.000 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
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 | AGP 4x | AGP 8x |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 8 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x VGA, 2x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 9.0a |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 April 2000 | 1 March 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 64 MB |
FX Go5250 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce2 GTS PRO and GeForce FX Go5250. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce2 GTS PRO is a desktop graphics card while GeForce FX Go5250 is a notebook one.
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