The NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 GPU Review

Adrian Wong · 18th Jan 2004, 01:18 AM

Many notebooks now come with dedicated GPUs like the GeForce FX Gos from NVIDIA and ATI’s Mobility Radeons. These GPUs are not only powerful enough to play DVDs and render mundane 2D graphics, they are also powerful enough to run 3D games right on your notebook! At least, that’s what their manufacturer claims!

Today, we will take a look at one of the new low-cost GPUs from NVIDIA – the GeForce FX Go5200; and see how well it performs in a variety of benchmarks. Come check it out!

Link : The NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 GPU Review

Necare · 19th Jan 2004, 01:31 PM

It would have been nice to see how the Go 5200 compared to the 855GM thats in a lot of lower priced notebooks just to see if its worth the extra money. Im eagerly awaiting the results of the NVStrap tests, it will help be deside what notebook to get next.

Adrian Wong · 19th Jan 2004, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necare

It would have been nice to see how the Go 5200 compared to the 855GM thats in a lot of lower priced notebooks just to see if its worth the extra money. Im eagerly awaiting the results of the NVStrap tests, it will help be deside what notebook to get next.

Hello Necare,

I'll try to dig up some 855GM results and update the comparison. But from what I know, it's criminal to even call the 855GM a GPU.

Adrian Wong · 19th Jan 2004, 07:58 PM

Hello Necare,

I found a single i855GM result on Futuremark's ORB site. It received the following results :-

Overall 3DMark Score : 92 3DMarks

GT1 - Wings of Fury : 12.6 fps
All other game tests : Not supported

Fillrate (Single-Texturing) : 195.2 MTexels/s
Fillrate (Multi-Texturing) : 357.7 MTexels/s

Vertex Shader, Pixel Shader 2.0 and Ragtrolls : Not supported

Well, there you have it. Confirmation that it IS criminal to call the i855GM a 3D GPU....

Necare · 20th Jan 2004, 09:37 AM

Thank you.
I didn't think even Intel would have the guts to call something that weak a 3D "accelerator". Reminds me of the virge vs voodoo days.

TungstenBoy · 20th Jan 2004, 01:31 PM

nice review!!!!!

2 bad the go 5200 so lousy.........slower than ati gpu......

Adrian Wong · 21st Jan 2004, 03:00 AM

Yeah, too bad the Go5200 was not as fast as everyone expected. But good news is... It is DEFINITELY much faster than Intel's Extreme Graphics 2.

Of course, the Go5200 in the Satellite M30 was underclocked. It was nowhere near its rated clock speeds.

I actually managed to overclock the Go5200's core and memory as well as enable its AGP sideband support. In fact, I already have the benchmark results. Will write up an article on this so that we can see hoe much the Go5200 improves with such tweaks.

joeljkp · 22nd Jan 2004, 12:29 AM

What a crappy review. Come on, at least you could compare different GPUs with the same specs. Comparing a crippled Go5200 with a fully-capable Mobility 9000 does nothing to say which is a better chip.

TungstenBoy · 22nd Jan 2004, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by joeljkp

What a crappy review. Come on, at least you could compare different GPUs with the same specs. Comparing a crippled Go5200 with a fully-capable Mobility 9000 does nothing to say which is a better chip.

wat crippled go5200?????......dat speed is wat toshiba put wat......

joeljkp · 22nd Jan 2004, 03:47 AM

On another note, I have a Dell Inspiron 5150 with a 64MB Go5200. How do I find out if mine has the proper clock speeds and such?

If you'd like me to do some tests on my machine, lemme know.

Thanks.

18th Jan 2004, 01:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,208 Reputation: 3531 Rep Power: 75	The NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 GPU Review Many notebooks now come with dedicated GPUs like the GeForce FX Gos from NVIDIA and ATI’s Mobility Radeons. These GPUs are not only powerful enough to play DVDs and render mundane 2D graphics, they are also powerful enough to run 3D games right on your notebook! At least, that’s what their manufacturer claims! Today, we will take a look at one of the new low-cost GPUs from NVIDIA – the GeForce FX Go5200; and see how well it performs in a variety of benchmarks. Come check it out! Link : The NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 GPU Review __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

19th Jan 2004, 01:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Necare Newbie Join Date: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	GeForceFX Go5200 It would have been nice to see how the Go 5200 compared to the 855GM thats in a lot of lower priced notebooks just to see if its worth the extra money. Im eagerly awaiting the results of the NVStrap tests, it will help be deside what notebook to get next.

19th Jan 2004, 07:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,208 Reputation: 3531 Rep Power: 75	Hello Necare, I found a single i855GM result on Futuremark's ORB site. It received the following results :- Overall 3DMark Score : 92 3DMarks GT1 - Wings of Fury : 12.6 fps All other game tests : Not supported Fillrate (Single-Texturing) : 195.2 MTexels/s Fillrate (Multi-Texturing) : 357.7 MTexels/s Vertex Shader, Pixel Shader 2.0 and Ragtrolls : Not supported Well, there you have it. Confirmation that it IS criminal to call the i855GM a 3D GPU.... __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

20th Jan 2004, 01:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
TungstenBoy Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 5 May 2003 Posts: 6,260 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 13	nice review!!!!! 2 bad the go 5200 so lousy.........slower than ati gpu...... __________________ lowyat forum got a dictator god admin...... <^>(>.&lt<^> hieeeee se7en!!!!! .....come check check again?????

21st Jan 2004, 03:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,208 Reputation: 3531 Rep Power: 75	Yeah, too bad the Go5200 was not as fast as everyone expected. But good news is... It is DEFINITELY much faster than Intel's Extreme Graphics 2. Of course, the Go5200 in the Satellite M30 was underclocked. It was nowhere near its rated clock speeds. I actually managed to overclock the Go5200's core and memory as well as enable its AGP sideband support. In fact, I already have the benchmark results. Will write up an article on this so that we can see hoe much the Go5200 improves with such tweaks. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

20th Jan 2004, 09:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Necare Newbie Join Date: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Thank you. I didn't think even Intel would have the guts to call something that weak a 3D "accelerator". Reminds me of the virge vs voodoo days.

22nd Jan 2004, 12:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
joeljkp Newbie Join Date: 22 Jan 2004 Location: Mississippi State University Posts: 8 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	What a crappy review. Come on, at least you could compare different GPUs with the same specs. Comparing a crippled Go5200 with a fully-capable Mobility 9000 does nothing to say which is a better chip.

22nd Jan 2004, 03:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
joeljkp Newbie Join Date: 22 Jan 2004 Location: Mississippi State University Posts: 8 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	On another note, I have a Dell Inspiron 5150 with a 64MB Go5200. How do I find out if mine has the proper clock speeds and such? If you'd like me to do some tests on my machine, lemme know. Thanks.