nVidia GeForce 6200 GPU – Surprising Budget Gaming

**MIG-31** · Nov 30, 2004, 07:53 PM

Today we are taking a look at the GeForce 6200 reference graphics card from nVidia which is designed to take on ATI's Radeon X300 in the low-end PCI Express VGA marketplace. After taking a detailed look at the GPU and graphics card, we compare in our usual array of benchmarks against an older GeForce PCX5900 and Radeon X300. You might be surprised by the budget gaming performance like we were.
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The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 30, 2004, 08:15 PM

I was wowed untill my brain kicked in an I looked at the details

IMpossable a 300/600 true 128bit card could beat a true 256bit (5900) one at much higher clockrates must be nvidia driver trickery @ it's finest

other wise the top nvidia lines would be performing alot higher

Also why was this reviewer running old versions of games? ones that wer basted for haveing nvidia specfic otumizations tht affected IQ and FPS adversly like far cry 1.0 what about 1.1 , 1.2 , and the 1.3 patch thats been out for mouths now

must of got higher scores in 1.0 in thie testeing or nvidia haded then the results lol ... Halo 1.0 um halo at like 1.4 or 1.5 patch etc

Doom III... all nvidia optumized ment to be played games

and 3dmark 01/03 wheres they've cheated for years ARG....

Wheres HL2? Were is 3dmark 04? EH?

Nothing like a verry inaccuare set of bechmarks! to start the day
I'll wait till a real, fair, UNBIAS, updated, bechmark is ran before I impose judgement about the 6200 series so should you....

dsdsdk · Nov 30, 2004, 08:59 PM

hehe, then dont wait for DH to bench it... yep, agreed, sure is wow, little too much wow to be unbiased..

crlorentzen · Nov 30, 2004, 09:03 PM

Well they did use the 1 and only approved driver as per madOnion.com, which I believe is supposed to mean they do not do 3dmark specific optimizations. So Driver Trickery doesn't really seem like it would be the case.

However I do disagree with the use of only "Nvidia, The way its mean't to be played" games. Plus the review also used an old release of the ATi Drivers...so overall you are correct Neon this was not an accurate review.

dsdsdk · Nov 30, 2004, 09:10 PM

hmm, maybe this is a new little kicker!!

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=Njc0
http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q4...0/index.x?pg=1

seems to do really well!

"IMpossable a 300/600 true 128bit card could beat a true 256bit (5900) one at much higher clockrates" so you just sum up the numbers and get a result? you forgot the core architechture....

dsdsdk · Nov 30, 2004, 09:16 PM

Here one with HL2 VST and a lot of different games benched:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2238&p=5

Nov 30, 2004, 07:53 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,779 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	nVidia GeForce 6200 GPU – Surprising Budget Gaming Today we are taking a look at the GeForce 6200 reference graphics card from nVidia which is designed to take on ATI's Radeon X300 in the low-end PCI Express VGA marketplace. After taking a detailed look at the GPU and graphics card, we compare in our usual array of benchmarks against an older GeForce PCX5900 and Radeon X300. You might be surprised by the budget gaming performance like we were. _______________ Read More: tweaktown __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Nov 30, 2004, 08:15 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	I was wowed untill my brain kicked in an I looked at the details IMpossable a 300/600 true 128bit card could beat a true 256bit (5900) one at much higher clockrates must be nvidia driver trickery @ it's finest other wise the top nvidia lines would be performing alot higher Also why was this reviewer running old versions of games? ones that wer basted for haveing nvidia specfic otumizations tht affected IQ and FPS adversly like far cry 1.0 what about 1.1 , 1.2 , and the 1.3 patch thats been out for mouths now must of got higher scores in 1.0 in thie testeing or nvidia haded then the results lol ... Halo 1.0 um halo at like 1.4 or 1.5 patch etc Doom III... all nvidia optumized ment to be played games and 3dmark 01/03 wheres they've cheated for years ARG.... Wheres HL2? Were is 3dmark 04? EH? Nothing like a verry inaccuare set of bechmarks! to start the day I'll wait till a real, fair, UNBIAS, updated, bechmark is ran before I impose judgement about the 6200 series so should you.... __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Nov 30, 2004 at 08:25 PM.

Nov 30, 2004, 08:59 PM	#3
dsdsdk DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denmark, CPH. Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	hehe, then dont wait for DH to bench it... yep, agreed, sure is wow, little too much wow to be unbiased.. __________________ No more Kitty!

Nov 30, 2004, 09:03 PM	#4
crlorentzen DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	Well they did use the 1 and only approved driver as per madOnion.com, which I believe is supposed to mean they do not do 3dmark specific optimizations. So Driver Trickery doesn't really seem like it would be the case. However I do disagree with the use of only "Nvidia, The way its mean't to be played" games. Plus the review also used an old release of the ATi Drivers...so overall you are correct Neon this was not an accurate review. __________________

Nov 30, 2004, 09:10 PM	#5
dsdsdk DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denmark, CPH. Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	hmm, maybe this is a new little kicker!! http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=Njc0 http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q4...0/index.x?pg=1 seems to do really well! "IMpossable a 300/600 true 128bit card could beat a true 256bit (5900) one at much higher clockrates" so you just sum up the numbers and get a result? you forgot the core architechture.... __________________ No more Kitty!

Nov 30, 2004, 09:16 PM	#6
dsdsdk DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denmark, CPH. Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Here one with HL2 VST and a lot of different games benched: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2238&p=5 __________________ No more Kitty!