GeForce G205M vs ATI Mobility FireGL V5700
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility FireGL V5700 with GeForce G205M, including specs and performance data.
Mobility V5700 outperforms G205M by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1360 | 1392 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.65 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | M86 | C79 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2008 (18 years ago) | 8 January 2009 (17 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 120 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 378 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 14 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.144 TFLOPS | 0.0352 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.34 | 0.30 |
| Recency | 7 January 2008 | 8 January 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 65 nm |
ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 has a 13% higher aggregate performance score, and a 18% more advanced lithography process.
GeForce G205M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
The Mobility FireGL V5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G205M in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility FireGL V5700 is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce G205M is a mobile workstation one.
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