GeForce FX Go 5200 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire and GeForce FX Go 5200, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms FX Go 5200 by a whopping 45500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 476 | 1488 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | no data |
GPU code name | Blackcomb XT | NV31M |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 6 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 March 2003 (21 year 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.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1920 | 5 |
Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 1 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 300 MHz |
Number of transistors | 2x1700 Million | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 150 nm |
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 | large | medium sized |
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 | 2x2 GB | 32 MB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 300 MHz |
Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11 | DDR |
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:
900p | 94 | -0−1 |
Full HD | 101 | -0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14 | 0−1 |
Battlefield 5 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65 | 0−1 |
Hitman 3 | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+538%
|
8−9
−538%
|
Metro Exodus | 27−30 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+114%
|
27−30
−114%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14 | 0−1 |
Battlefield 5 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65 | 0−1 |
Hitman 3 | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+538%
|
8−9
−538%
|
Metro Exodus | 27−30 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+178%
|
9−10
−178%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+114%
|
27−30
−114%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65 | 0−1 |
Hitman 3 | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+538%
|
8−9
−538%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+178%
|
9−10
−178%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+114%
|
27−30
−114%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10 | 0−1 |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
Hitman 3 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9 | 0−1 |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7 | 0−1 |
Hitman 3 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40 | 0−1 |
Metro Exodus | 7−8 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6 | 0−1 |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 6970M Crossfire is 850% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, HD 6970M Crossfire surpassed FX Go 5200 in all 29 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 9.12 | 0.02 |
Recency | 6 January 2011 | 1 March 2003 |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 150 nm |
HD 6970M Crossfire has a 45500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX Go 5200 in performance tests.
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