GeForce RTX 2080 vs FX 5200 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5200 Ultra and GeForce RTX 2080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 5200 Ultra
2003
128 MB DDR
0.03

RTX 2080 outperforms FX 5200 Ultra by a whopping 162367% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking148767
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data27.29
Power efficiencyno data15.54
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNV34 A2TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 March 2003 (21 year ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 5200 Ultra and RTX 2080 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 coresno data2944
Core clock speed325 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors45 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data215 Watt
Texture fill rate1.300314.6
Floating-point processing powerno data10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs4184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 8xPCIe 3.0 x16
Length171 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x Molex1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed325 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-7.5

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.

FX 5200 Ultra 0.03
RTX 2080 48.74
+162367%

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.

FX 5200 Ultra 12
RTX 2080 18780
+156400%

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 HD-0−1143
1440p-0−1103
4K-0−169

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.89
1440pno data6.79
4Kno data10.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 105
+0%
105
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+0%
98
+0%
Battlefield 5 194
+0%
194
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 132
+0%
132
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 165
+0%
165
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 262
+0%
262
+0%
Hitman 3 135
+0%
135
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
+0%
263
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+0%
215
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 253
+0%
253
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 153
+0%
153
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
+0%
83
+0%
Battlefield 5 182
+0%
182
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 117
+0%
117
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 126
+0%
126
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 243
+0%
243
+0%
Hitman 3 131
+0%
131
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 254
+0%
254
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+0%
243
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+0%
68
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90
+0%
90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
Hitman 3 115
+0%
115
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 169
+0%
169
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+0%
106
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+0%
99
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
+0%
88
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+0%
58
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+0%
69
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 212
+0%
212
+0%
Hitman 3 80
+0%
80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+0%
129
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 239
+0%
239
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+0%
95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
+0%
50
+0%
Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
+0%
117
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
+0%
41
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+0%
38
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.03 48.74
Recency 6 March 2003 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 12 nm

RTX 2080 has a 162366.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5200 Ultra in performance tests.


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