GeForce 7000M + nForce 610M vs FX 5200

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1493not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameNV18 C1C67
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 March 2003 (21 year ago)1 February 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69.99 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.

Core clock speed250 MHz350 MHz
Number of transistors29 million112 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm90 nm
Texture fill rate1.0000.35
ROPs21
TMUs41

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 1.0 x16
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 typeDDRSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount128 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed200 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/sno data
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-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.09.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.32.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2003 1 February 2006
Chip lithography 150 nm 90 nm

7000M + nForce 610M has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5200 and GeForce 7000M + nForce 610M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce FX 5200 is a desktop card while GeForce 7000M + nForce 610M is a notebook one.


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