GeForce2 MX + nForce 220 vs ATI Fire GL4
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | IBM (1999−2001) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | RC1000 | Crush11 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 March 2001 (25 years ago) | 4 June 2001 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,999 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Core clock speed | 150 MHz | 175 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 180 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| ROPs | 1 | 2 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP Pro 8x | AGP 4x |
| Width | 1-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 150 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 March 2001 | 4 June 2001 |
GeForce2 MX + nForce 220 has an age advantage of 2 months.
We couldn't decide between Fire GL4 and GeForce2 MX + nForce 220. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Fire GL4 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce2 MX + nForce 220 is a desktop one.
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