GeForce FX 5200 vs GTX 1050 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking409not rated
Place by popularity93not in top-100
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameGP107BNV18 C1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)6 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$69.99

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores640no data
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed1354 MHz250 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million29 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.721.000
Floating-point performance1.911 gflopsno data

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount4000 MB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s6.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no 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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)8.0
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.51.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 January 2017 6 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount 4000 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 150 nm

GTX 1050 Mobile has an age advantage of 13 years, a 3025% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 971.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and GeForce FX 5200. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce FX 5200 is a desktop one.


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