GEFORCE 5200 PERFORMANCE

"In this article we test the Nvidia GeForce 5200 using 1944 Battle of the Bulge, Aurora Watching, Cronicles of Riddick, Comanche4, Codename Panzers Phase Two, Delta Force Extreme, Earth 2160, Far Cry, GT Legends, King Kong, Lego Star Wars, Quake 3 Arena, Quake 4, Scooter War3z, Scrapland, Serious Sam 2, Trackmania Sunrise, Tribes Vengeance, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004, Warhammer Dawn of War, World Racing 2 and Xpand Rally."

GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

PROCESSOR	AMD ATHLON64 3000
VIDEO CARD	NVIDIA GEFORCE 5200
NVIDIA DRIVER	FORCEWARE v81.98
MOTHERBOARD	ASROCK 939 DUAL SATA 2
MEMORY	2 x 512MB OCZ GOLD XTC PC3200 DDR
OPERATING SYSTEM	WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2
DIRECTX VERSION	v9.0C

SERIOUS SAM 2

LOW QUALITY

	43
	32
	22
	15

MEDIUM QUALITY

	37
	26
	18
	13

HIGH QUALITY

	10
	6
	4
	2

800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

COMMENT - "Serious Sam 2 is a demanding game and I was pleased to see the GeForce 5200 delivering a playable performance using low or medium quality settings at 800x600."

BENCHMARK SETTINGS
Greendale Level

LOW QUALITY
Texture Size Medium
Anti-Aliasing Disabled
Geometry Lod Low
Texture Quality Compressed
Bloom Darker
Anisotropy Disabled
Parallax Mapping Disabled
Reflection Quality Medium
Refractions Disabled

MEDIUM QUALITY
Texture Size High
Anti-Aliasing Low
Geometry Lod Medium
Texture Quality Optimal
Bloom Optimal
Anisotropy 2x
Parallax Mapping Enabled
Reflection Quality High
Refractions Enabled

HIGH QUALITY
Texture Size Maximum
Anti-Aliasing Medium
Geometry Lod High
Texture Quality Optimal
Bloom Brighter
Anisotropy 4x
Parallax Mapping Enabled
Reflection Quality High
Refractions Enabled

TRACKMANIA SUNRISE

LOW QUALITY

	62
	42
	31
	23

MEDIUM QUALITY

	31
	22
	17
	13

HIGH QUALITY

	12
	9
	7
	5

800x600 1024x768 1280x960 1600x1200

COMMENT - "The GeForce 5200 offers playable performance with Trackmania Sunrise using low quality settings upto 1024x768."

BENCHMARK SETTINGS
Skidordie Level

LOW QUALITY
Shader Quality Low
Texture Quality Low
Trilinear
Shadows Minimum
Limit Depth Auto
Maximum Depth Medium
Water Geometry Disabled

MEDIUM QUALITY
Shader Quality Medium
Texture Quality Medium
2x Anisotropic
Shadows Medium
Limit Depth Disabled
Maximum Depth Disabled
Water Geometry Disabled

HIGH QUALITY
Shader Quality High
Texture Quality High
4x Anisotropic
Shadows High
Limit Depth Disabled
Maximum Depth Disabled
Water Geometry Enabled

GEFORCE 5200 REVIEW INDEX

PAGE 1 - GEFORCE 5200 INTRODUCTION

PAGE 2 - CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, COMANCHE4 AND CODENAME PANZERS

PAGE 3 - DELTA FORCE EXTREME, EARTH 2160 AND FAR CRY

PAGE 4 - GT LEGENDS, KING KONG AND LEGO STAR WARS

PAGE 5 - SCOOTER WAR3Z, QUAKE 4 AND SCRAPLAND

PAGE 6 - SERIOUS SAM 2 AND TRACKMANIA SUNRISE

PAGE 7 - TRIBES VENGEANCE AND UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2004

PAGE 8 - DAWN OF WAR AND WORLD RACING 2

PAGE 9 - XPAND RALLY

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