GeForce FX Go5200 64M vs Radeon RX 480

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	246	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.71	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Ellesmere	NV34 B1
GCN generation	4th Gen	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	2304	no data
Compute units	36	no data
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	250 MHz
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	45 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	182.3	1.000
Floating-point performance	5.834 gflops	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).

Bus support	n/a	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
Bridgeless CrossFire	+	-

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	GDDR5	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	64 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	8 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	2.0	-
DisplayPort support	1.4HDR	-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	n/a	-
CrossFire	+	-
Enduro	n/a	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	n/a	-
LiquidVR	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TressFX	+	-
TrueAudio	n/a	-
ZeroCore	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	9.0a
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	1.5 (2.1)
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	+	N/A
Mantle	n/a	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 June 2016	1 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	150 nm

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