GeForce4 MX 420 vs GeForce 6200 LE
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 | Curie (2003−2013) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | NV44 A2 | NV17 A3 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 April 2005 (19 years ago) | 6 February 2002 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $41.24 | 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 29 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 0.7 | 1.000 |
| ROPs | 2 | 2 |
| TMUs | 2 | 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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| 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 | DDR2 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 32 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 266 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.128 GB/s | 1.328 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 8.0 |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 April 2005 | 6 February 2002 |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 150 nm |
6200 LE has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 36.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 6200 LE and GeForce4 MX 420. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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