ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs GeForce FX Go 5200

Place in the ranking	1490	1164
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.02
Power efficiency	no data	1.11
Architecture	no data	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	NV31M	RV630
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 March 2003 (21 year ago)	28 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	5	120
Core clock speed	1 MHz	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	300 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	390 million
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	6.400
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.192 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	4
TMUs	no data	8

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	no data	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	32 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	300 MHz	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	22.4 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 Connectors

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2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DDR	10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	3.3
OpenCL	no data	N/A
Vulkan	-	N/A

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 Go 5200 0.02

ATI HD 2600 XT 0.73
+3550%

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 Go 5200 8

ATI HD 2600 XT 282
+3425%

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 Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−3400%

70−75
+3400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3233%	100−105 +3233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −3525%	290−300 +3525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −3471%	1000−1050 +3471%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3233%	100−105 +3233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −3525%	290−300 +3525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −3233%	300−310 +3233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −3471%	1000−1050 +3471%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3233%	100−105 +3233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −3525%	290−300 +3525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3400%	140−150 +3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −3233%	300−310 +3233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −3471%	1000−1050 +3471%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −3400%	210−220 +3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3400%

70−75
+3400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3400%

70−75
+3400%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.02	0.73
Recency	1 March 2003	28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount	32 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	150 nm	65 nm

ATI HD 2600 XT has a 3550% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 130.8% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 2600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX Go 5200 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce FX Go 5200 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 2600 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.