GeForce FX Go5100 vs GeForce2 GTS

Primary details

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

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameNV15 A5NV34 A1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date26 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 speed200 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors25 million45 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate1.6000.8
ROPs44
TMUs84

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xAGP 8x
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount32 MB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed166 MHz200 MHz
Memory bandwidth5.312 GB/s3.2 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 Connectors1x VGANo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX7.09.0a
OpenGL1.21.5 (2.1)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 April 2000 1 March 2003

FX Go5100 has an age advantage of 2 years.

We couldn't decide between GeForce2 GTS and GeForce FX Go5100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce2 GTS is a desktop graphics card while GeForce FX Go5100 is a notebook one.

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