GeForce FX 5200 vs GTX 1070 SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and GeForce FX 5200, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 1070 SLI outperforms FX 5200 by a whopping 189900% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 120 | 1491 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.83 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | Pascal GP104 SLI | NV18 C1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 6 March 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $69.99 |
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 | 3840 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1683 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 14400 Million | 29 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.000 |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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 | no data | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 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 Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 8.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 | 118 | -0−1 |
| 4K | 60 | -0−1 |
Cost per frame, $
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 80−85 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 90 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 95−100 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 80−85 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 160−170 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 120−130 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 90−95 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 130−140 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 120−130 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 80−85 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 64 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 95−100 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 80−85 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 160−170 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 120−130 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 90−95 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 130−140 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 120−130 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 80−85 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 48 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 80−85 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 160−170 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 130−140 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 73 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 120−130 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 90−95 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 55−60 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 90−95 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 180−190 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 170−180 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 20 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 38.00 | 0.02 |
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 6 March 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 150 nm |
GTX 1070 SLI has a 189900% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 837.5% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5200 in performance tests.
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