GeForce FX 5200 vs GeForce 7000M

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Value Upgrade Path

This is the official ChipVERSUS Value Rating, comparing raw performance (G3D Mark) per dollar. Components placed above yours deliver better value for money. The GeForce FX 5200 is positioned at rank 374 and the GeForce 7000M is on rank 735, so the GeForce FX 5200 offers better cost-efficiency for playing games.

MSRP is the manufacturer's suggested retail price.•
Avg price is the current average price collected from markets across the web.

Performance Per Dollar GeForce FX 5200

#1

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

MSRP: $399|Avg: $280

65945%

#2

GeForce RTX 5060

MSRP: $299|Avg: $299

63355%

#3

Radeon RX 5600 XT

MSRP: $279|Avg: $180

62618%

#4

Radeon RX 9060

MSRP: $249|Avg: $249

62509%

#5

GeForce RTX 5050

MSRP: $249|Avg: $249

62382%

#6

GeForce RTX 3050 OEM

MSRP: $249|Avg: $150

62027%

#7

Arc A580

MSRP: $179|Avg: $179

61245%

#8

Radeon RX 9060 XT

MSRP: $299|Avg: $299

61018%

#9

Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

MSRP: $299|Avg: $299

60455%

#10

Radeon RX 7600

MSRP: $269|Avg: $250

60291%

#11

Radeon RX 6600

MSRP: $329|Avg: $180

59564%

#12

GeForce RTX 4060

MSRP: $299|Avg: $299

59436%

#13

Arc B570

MSRP: $219|Avg: $219

58364%

#14

Arc B580

MSRP: $249|Avg: $249

58327%

#358

Radeon R5 430 OEM

MSRP: N/A|Avg: $13

72727%

#373

RADEON 9800 XT

MSRP: $499|Avg: $30

100%

#374

GeForce FX 5200

MSRP: $70|Avg: $25

100%

#375

GeForce PCX 5300

MSRP: $60|Avg: $15

91%

#376

GeForce FX 5900

MSRP: $399|Avg: $20

82%

#377

GeForce FX 5600 Ultra

MSRP: $199|Avg: $20

82%

#378

GeForce FX 5100

MSRP: $100|Avg: $10

73%

#379

GeForce FX 5600

MSRP: $200|Avg: $10

64%

#380

GeForce FX 5600XT

MSRP: $129|Avg: $10

64%

#381

GeForce3 Ti 200

MSRP: $149|Avg: $49

27%

#382

GeForce4 Ti 4200

MSRP: $199|Avg: $5

27%

#383

GeForce4 MX 460

MSRP: $179|Avg: $15

18%

#384

GeForce4 Ti 4400

MSRP: $299|Avg: $49

18%

#385

GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE

MSRP: $299|Avg: $30

18%

#386

GeForce4 Ti 4600

MSRP: $399|Avg: $40

18%

#387

GeForce4 Ti 4800

MSRP: $399|Avg: $40

18%

#388

RADEON 7500

MSRP: $199|Avg: $50

18%

Based on actual market prices and performance benchmarks.

Performance Per Dollar GeForce 7000M

#725

Radeon RX 550X (móvel)

MSRP: $35|Avg: $35

41758%

#727

GeForce GTX 1070 with Max-Q Design

MSRP: N/A|Avg: $150

37854%

#728

GeForce GTX 1060 with Max-Q Design

MSRP: N/A|Avg: $100

37754%

#732

GeForce GTX 1050 (Mobile)

MSRP: N/A|Avg: $50

34331%

#733

Radeon RX 6300

MSRP: $60|Avg: $40

34096%

#735

GeForce 7000M

MSRP: N/A|Avg: N/A

100%

#736

GeForce FX 5500

MSRP: $37|Avg: $30

85%

#737

RADEON 9500

MSRP: $179|Avg: $30

77%

#738

MOBILITY RADEON 9800

MSRP: $229|Avg: $25

77%

#739

RADEON X850 XT

MSRP: $499|Avg: $50

62%

#740

RADEON 9800

MSRP: $399|Avg: $399

58%

#742

RADEON 9000

MSRP: $49|Avg: $20

38%

#743

RADEON 9200 SE

MSRP: $30|Avg: $15

38%

#744

MOBILITY RADEON 7500

MSRP: $49|Avg: $15

31%

#745

MOBILITY RADEON 9200

MSRP: $49|Avg: $15

23%

#746

MOBILITY RADEON 9000

MSRP: $50|Avg: $5

23%

#747

GeForce4 MX 420

MSRP: $99|Avg: $10

19%

#748

RADEON 9250

MSRP: $79|Avg: $25

15%

#749

RADEON 9200

MSRP: $99|Avg: $25

15%

#750

GeForce 256

MSRP: $199|Avg: $20

12%

Based on actual market prices and performance benchmarks.

Performance Comparison

About G3D Mark

🏆 Chipversus Verdict

⚠️ Generational Difference

The GeForce FX 5200 is significantly newer (2025 vs 2015). The GeForce FX 5200 likely supports modern features like Ray Tracing, Tensor Cores, and DLSS/FSR upscaling, which act as force multipliers for performance. The GeForce 7000M lacks this hardware feature set, limiting its longevity in modern titles despite any raw power similarities.

🚀 Performance Leadership

The GeForce 7000M is the superior choice for raw performance. It leads with a 62.5% higher G3D Mark score and 100% more VRAM (256 MB vs 128 MB). This advantage makes it significantly better for higher resolutions (1440p/4K) and graphic-intensive titles compared to the GeForce FX 5200.

Insight	GeForce FX 5200	GeForce 7000M
Performance	❌Lower raw frame rates (-62.5%)	✅Leading raw performance (+62.5%)
Longevity	Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) (5nm)	🛑Obsolete Architecture (2015 / Maxwell (2014−2017))
Ecosystem	Supports FSR Upscaling	Supports FSR Upscaling
VRAM	❌ Less VRAM capacity	✅ More VRAM (+100%)
Efficiency	⚡ Higher Power Consumption	💡 Excellent Perf/Watt
Case Fit	📏 Compact / SFF Friendly	—

💎 Value Proposition

While current pricing data is unavailable, the GeForce 7000M remains the clear technical winner. Check real-time availability to determine if the performance gap justifies the market price.

Performance Check

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 7800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of GeForce FX 5200 and GeForce 7000M

GeForce FX 5200

The GeForce FX 5200 is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in January 30 2025. It features the Rankine architecture. The core clock ranges from 2017 MHz to 2407 MHz. It has 21760 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 575W. Manufactured using 5 nm process technology. It features 170 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 8 points. Launch price was $1,999.

GeForce 7000M

The GeForce 7000M is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in March 13 2015. It features the Maxwell architecture. The core clock ranges from 1072 MHz to 1176 MHz. It has 384 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 33W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 13 points.

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Graphics Performance

In G3D Mark, the GeForce FX 5200 scores 8 versus the GeForce 7000M's 13 — the GeForce 7000M leads by 62.5%. The GeForce FX 5200 is built on Rankine while the GeForce 7000M uses Maxwell, both on 5 nm vs 28 nm. Shader units: 21,760 (GeForce FX 5200) vs 384 (GeForce 7000M). Raw compute: 104.8 TFLOPS (GeForce FX 5200) vs 0.9032 TFLOPS (GeForce 7000M). Boost clocks: 2407 MHz vs 1176 MHz.

Feature	GeForce FX 5200	GeForce 7000M
G3D Mark Score	8	13+63%
Architecture	Rankine	Maxwell
Process Node	5 nm	28 nm
Shading Units	21760+5567%	384
Compute (TFLOPS)	104.8 TFLOPS+11503%	0.9032 TFLOPS
Boost Clock	2407 MHz+105%	1176 MHz
ROPs	176+2100%	8
TMUs	680+2733%	24
L1 Cache	21.3 MB+11111%	0.19 MB
L2 Cache	96 MB+9500%	1 MB

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	GeForce FX 5200	GeForce 7000M
Upscaling Tech	FSR 1.0 (Software)	FSR 1.0 (Software)
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	Standard	Standard

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The GeForce FX 5200 comes with 128 MB of VRAM, while the GeForce 7000M has 256 MB. The GeForce 7000M offers 100% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Bus width: 128-bit vs 128-bit. L2 Cache: 96 MB (GeForce FX 5200) vs 1 MB (GeForce 7000M) — the GeForce FX 5200 has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	GeForce FX 5200	GeForce 7000M
VRAM Capacity	0.125 GB	0.25 GB+100%
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth	Unknown	Unknown
Bus Width	128-bit	128-bit
L2 Cache	96 MB+9500%	1 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 9.0a (GeForce FX 5200) vs 9.0c (GeForce 7000M). Vulkan: N/A vs None. OpenGL: 1.5 vs 2.1. Maximum simultaneous displays: 2 vs 1.

Feature	GeForce FX 5200	GeForce 7000M
DirectX	9.0a	9.0c
Vulkan	N/A	None
OpenGL	1.5	2.1+40%
Max Displays	2+100%	1

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: None (GeForce FX 5200) vs No (GeForce 7000M). Decoder: MPEG-2 Motion Compensation vs PureVideo. Supported codecs: MPEG-2 (GeForce FX 5200) vs MPEG-2 (GeForce 7000M).

Feature	GeForce FX 5200	GeForce 7000M
Encoder	None	No
Decoder	MPEG-2 Motion Compensation	PureVideo
Codecs	MPEG-2	MPEG-2

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce FX 5200 draws 575W versus the GeForce 7000M's 33W — a 178.3% difference. The GeForce 7000M is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (GeForce FX 5200) vs 350W (GeForce 7000M). Power connectors: Legacy vs Legacy. Card length: 152mm vs 0mm, occupying 1 vs 0 slots. Typical load temperature: 70 vs 85°C.