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Explorer Technology FX5200
Reviewed by James Sams
on 08.01.2003
Provided by: Explorer Technology
Other Benchmarks
The GeForce 4 MX440 was included in this test for a number of
reasons. One is the lack of full shading support on the Xabre 600
makes the 5200FX look better than it actually is. Also, the fact that the
numbers are basically identical points out the fact that the 5200 is
simply not making a very noteworthy showing. Why get a new video
card when the old one produces the exact same numbers!
The 5200 produces a much better framerate than the Xabre 600 on this flying
game. In the Xabre's review it was noted that the card is not
reliable for flight simulators. Well, the 5200 is, as well as it
is suitable for all of the other applications tested here. Notice
how anti-aliasing stresses the Xabre card more than the 5200. This
is a surprise, as the Xabre card should have had better hardware
anti-aliasing support.
Unlike the UnReal numbers, the 5200 is able to maintain a much more
consistent framerate on the DroneZ test, whereas the Xabre card
produces much more variation.
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