GeForce4 Ti 4400 vs GeForce FX 5500 PCI
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1492 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | Kelvin (2001−2003) |
| GPU code name | NV34 B1 | NV25 A2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 17 March 2004 (20 years ago) | 6 February 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.
| Core clock speed | 270 MHz | 275 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 45 million | 63 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 1.080 | 2.200 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 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 | PCI | AGP 4x |
| Length | 165 mm | 216 mm |
| 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 | DDR | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 275 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 8.8 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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 8.1 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 March 2004 | 6 February 2002 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
FX 5500 PCI has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5500 PCI and GeForce4 Ti 4400. 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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