NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Rev. 2 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Rev. 2 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Rev. 2

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Rev. 2

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 140 nm vs 150 nm

Manufacturing process technology	140 nm vs 150 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

Around 30% higher core clock speed: 325 MHz vs 250 MHz
Around 30% higher texture fill rate: 1.3 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s
Around 63% higher memory clock speed: 650 MHz vs 400 MHz

Core clock speed	325 MHz vs 250 MHz
Texture fill rate	1.3 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	650 MHz vs 400 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Rev. 2
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

Name	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Rev. 2	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
PassMark - G3D Mark		12
PassMark - G2D Mark		138

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Rev. 2	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
Essentials
Architecture	Rankine	Rankine
Code name	NV34 B1	NV34 A2
Launch date	6 March 2003	6 March 2003
Place in performance rating	not rated	1176
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$149
Technical info
Core clock speed	250 MHz	325 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	140 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	1 GTexel / s	1.3 GTexel / s
Transistor count	45 million	45 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP 8x	AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x Molex
Length		171 mm
API support
DirectX	9.0a	9.0a
OpenGL	1.5 (2.1)	1.5 (2.1)
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	3.2 GB / s	10.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	650 MHz
Memory type	DDR	DDR