GeForce 8100 + nForce 720a vs GeForce4 Go 4200
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 | Kelvin (2001−2003) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | NV28 A1 | C78 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 November 2002 (23 years ago) | 6 May 2008 (18 years ago) |
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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 36 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 40 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0384 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
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 8x | PCI |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | 64 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 3.2 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.1 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 November 2002 | 6 May 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 80 nm |
8100 + nForce 720a has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 88% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce4 Go 4200 and GeForce 8100 + nForce 720a. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce4 Go 4200 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8100 + nForce 720a is a desktop one.
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