ATI FireGL T2-64S vs GeForce4 MX 420
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1593 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | NV17 A3 | RV350 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 February 2002 (24 years ago) | 1 October 2003 (22 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.
| Core clock speed | 250 MHz | 324 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29 million | 60 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 130 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 1.000 | 1.296 |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
| 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 4x | AGP 8x |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | SDR | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 166 MHz | 203 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.328 GB/s | 6.496 GB/s |
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 | 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x LFH60 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 9.0 (9_0) |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 February 2002 | 1 October 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 130 nm |
ATI FireGL T2-64S has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 15% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce4 MX 420 and FireGL T2-64S. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce4 MX 420 is a desktop graphics card while FireGL T2-64S is a workstation one.
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