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	MSI FX5200-TDR128: The GeForce FX 5200 series falls under the same price point as its older brother, the GeForce MX upon first release, but nVidia learned from their mistakes, and the FX 5200 looks to be a real option for budget gamers.

	Date: May 12, 2003
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	3D Mark 2003, No AA, No AF 3D Mark 2003, 4xAA, 8xAF 3D Mark 2003, 4XS, 8xAF Without stating the obvious, the sweetspot for the FX5200 appears to be at lower resolution. With AA turned off, there is a drop in performance as we increase resolution, but once AA and AF is enabled, the performance is seriously hindered. Code Creatures Like what we've seen with 3D Mark, performance is slashed in half once you turn on AntiAliasing and Anisotropic Filtering. With the synthetic benchmarks out of the way, let's look at some real-world benchmarks from a couple games available now. Previous Page - Test Setup Next Page - Unreal Tournament 2003