ATI Radeon X800 SE vs GeForce FX Go5300

Place in the ranking	1485	1297
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Rankine (2003−2005)	R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code name	NV34 A1	R423
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 March 2003 (21 year ago)	4 October 2004 (20 years ago)

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 speed	275 MHz	425 MHz
Number of transistors	45 million	160 million
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	130 nm
Texture fill rate	1.100	3.400
ROPs	4	8
TMUs	4	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).

Interface	AGP 8x	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	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	128 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	250 MHz	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	8 GB/s	44.8 GB/s

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

No outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0a	9.0b (9_2)
OpenGL	1.5 (2.1)	2.0
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	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 Go5300 0.03

ATI X800 SE 0.33
+1000%

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 Go5300 12

ATI X800 SE 129
+975%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.03	0.33
Recency	1 March 2003	4 October 2004
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	150 nm	130 nm

ATI X800 SE has a 1000% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon X800 SE is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX Go5300 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce FX Go5300 is a notebook card while Radeon X800 SE is a desktop one.

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