NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 6x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 250 MHz
  • 33.6x more texture fill rate: 33.6 billion / sec vs 1 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 150 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 128 MB
  • 2.3x more memory clock speed: 900 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 57.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 461 vs 8
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 July 2008 vs 6 March 2003
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 250 MHz
Texture fill rate 33.6 billion / sec vs 1 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 150 nm
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 900 MHz vs 400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 461 vs 8

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 154 vs 62
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 154 vs 62

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
461
8
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
62
154
Name NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
PassMark - G3D Mark 461 8
PassMark - G2D Mark 62 154
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2845
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3304
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3304

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Rankine
Code name G92 NV34 A2
Launch date 21 July 2008 6 March 2003
Launch price (MSRP) $160 $69.99
Place in performance rating 1077 1079
Price now $103.99 $69.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 8.86 0.12

Technical info

Core clock speed 1500 MHz 250 MHz
CUDA cores 112
Floating-point performance 336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 150 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C
Pipelines 112
Texture fill rate 33.6 billion / sec 1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt
Transistor count 754 million 45 million

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 AGP 8x
Length 9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options 2-way
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0a
OpenGL 2.1 1.5 (2.1)

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB / s 6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 400 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 DDR

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA
SLI