Explorer Technology FX5200
Reviewed by James Sams on 08.01.2003
Provided by: Explorer Technology

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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.