NVIDIA NVS 5200M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA NVS 5200M and NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM 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, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 5200M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 3.8x more texture fill rate: 10.75 GTexel / s vs 2.8 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 96 vs 48
  • Around 92% better floating-point performance: 258.0 gflops vs 134.4 gflops
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 74% higher memory clock speed: 3140 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 513 vs 424
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 189 vs 188
  • Around 89% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2197 vs 1163
  • Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 5.829 vs 3.121
  • Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 189.966 vs 109.787
  • Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 9.643 vs 5.005
  • Around 97% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 16.851 vs 8.55
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2715 vs 1626
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2715 vs 1626
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 September 2012 vs 3 September 2010
Texture fill rate 10.75 GTexel / s vs 2.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines 96 vs 48
Floating-point performance 258.0 gflops vs 134.4 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 50 Watt
Memory clock speed 3140 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 513 vs 424
PassMark - G2D Mark 189 vs 188
Geekbench - OpenCL 2197 vs 1163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.829 vs 3.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 189.966 vs 109.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.643 vs 5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 16.851 vs 8.55
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2715 vs 1626
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2715 vs 1626

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 700 MHz vs 672 MHz
  • Around 2% higher maximum memory size: 1048 MB vs 1 GB
  • 3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 660 vs 222
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1158 vs 1099
  • 3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 660 vs 222
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1158 vs 1099
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 700 MHz vs 672 MHz
Maximum memory size 1048 MB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 660 vs 222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1158 vs 1099
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 660 vs 222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1158 vs 1099

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA NVS 5200M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
513
424
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
189
188
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2197
1163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.829
3.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
189.966
109.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.643
5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16.851
8.55
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
222
660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1099
1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2715
1626
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
222
660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1099
1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2715
1626
Name NVIDIA NVS 5200M NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 513 424
PassMark - G2D Mark 189 188
Geekbench - OpenCL 2197 1163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.829 3.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 189.966 109.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.643 5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 16.851 8.55
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 222 660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1099 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2715 1626
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 222 660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1099 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2715 1626

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA NVS 5200M NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF108 GF108
Launch date 17 September 2012 3 September 2010
Place in performance rating 1515 1518
Type Mobile workstation Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 672 MHz 700 MHz
Floating-point performance 258.0 gflops 134.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 96 48
Texture fill rate 10.75 GTexel / s 2.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Length 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1048 MB
Memory bandwidth 25.12 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3140 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0