GeForce4 4200 Go vs GeForce 9500M GE
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 |
| GPU code name | MCP79Mx + NB9M | NV28M |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 January 2008 (16 years ago) | 15 November 2002 (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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 24 | 6 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 2 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 200 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | no data |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
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 | GDDR2, GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 200 MHz |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 | DDR |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 January 2008 | 15 November 2002 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 150 nm |
9500M GE has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 130.8% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9500M GE and GeForce4 4200 Go. We've got no test results to judge.
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