NVS 5200M vs Radeon RX 480

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 480 with NVS 5200M, including specs and performance data.

RX 480
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
22.37
+1595%

RX 480 outperforms NVS 5200M by a whopping 1595% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2521031
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.85no data
Power efficiency10.283.64
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameEllesmereGF117
GCN generation4th Genno data
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date29 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores230496
Compute units36no data
Core clock speed1120 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1266 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate182.310.00
Floating-point processing power5.834 TFLOPS0.24 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs14416

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportn/ano data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI2.0-
DisplayPort support1.4HDR-

Supported technologies

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

AppAccelerationn/a-
CrossFire+-
Enduron/a-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3Dn/a-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudion/a-
ZeroCore+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan+N/A
Mantlen/a-
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 480 22.37
+1595%
NVS 5200M 1.32

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • Unigine Heaven 3.0

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 480 8599
+1593%
NVS 5200M 508

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 480 17919
+1678%
NVS 5200M 1008

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 480 39552
+827%
NVS 5200M 4268

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 480 12186
+1631%
NVS 5200M 704

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 480 72213
+1359%
NVS 5200M 4949

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

RX 480 132
+1247%
NVS 5200M 10

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD77
+670%
10
−670%
1440p52
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
4K35
+1650%
2−3
−1650%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.97no data
1440p4.40no data
4K6.54no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+471%
7−8
−471%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Elden Ring 70−75
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+471%
7−8
−471%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+967%
9−10
−967%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+1900%
3−4
−1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+614%
7−8
−614%
Valorant 90−95
+1700%
5−6
−1700%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+471%
7−8
−471%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Dota 2 52
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Elden Ring 70−75
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
Far Cry 5 51
+410%
10−11
−410%
Fortnite 110−120
+2200%
5−6
−2200%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+967%
9−10
−967%
Grand Theft Auto V 78
+7700%
1−2
−7700%
Metro Exodus 16 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 78
+457%
14−16
−457%
Red Dead Redemption 2 34
+386%
7−8
−386%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+329%
7−8
−329%
Valorant 90−95
+1700%
5−6
−1700%
World of Tanks 285
+918%
27−30
−918%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
Counter-Strike 2 29
+314%
7−8
−314%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Dota 2 75−80
+7700%
1−2
−7700%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+620%
10−11
−620%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+967%
9−10
−967%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 64
+357%
14−16
−357%
Valorant 90−95
+1700%
5−6
−1700%
Dota 2 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
Elden Ring 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+2075%
8−9
−2075%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21 0−1
World of Tanks 150−160
+2043%
7−8
−2043%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+1867%
3−4
−1867%
Metro Exodus 50
+2400%
2−3
−2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Valorant 55−60
+883%
6−7
−883%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Dota 2 36
+125%
16−18
−125%
Elden Ring 16−18 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 36
+140%
14−16
−140%
Metro Exodus 15 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+140%
14−16
−140%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Dota 2 88
+450%
16−18
−450%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Fortnite 28
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Valorant 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%

This is how RX 480 and NVS 5200M compete in popular games:

  • RX 480 is 670% faster in 1080p
  • RX 480 is 1633% faster in 1440p
  • RX 480 is 1650% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 480 is 7700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 480 is ahead in 43 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.37 1.32
Recency 29 June 2016 1 June 2012
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 25 Watt

RX 480 has a 1594.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 5200M, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 480 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 5200M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 480 is a desktop card while NVS 5200M is a mobile workstation 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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