GeForce4 MX 4000 vs GeForce FX 5500

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General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameNV34 B1NV18 A4
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 March 2004 (20 years old)14 December 2003 (20 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$36.99 no data
Current price$135 (3.6x MSRP)$48

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed270 MHz250 MHz
Number of transistors45 million29 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate1.0801.000

Size and 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).

InterfaceAGP 8xAGP 8x
Length152 mm168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed332 MHz332 MHz
Memory bandwidth5.312 GB/s2.656 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x VGA

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0a8.0
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)1.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FX 5500 8
+100%
GeForce4 MX 4000 4

GeForce FX 5500 outperforms GeForce4 MX 4000 by 100% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 17 March 2004 14 December 2003
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 128 MB

We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5500 and GeForce4 MX 4000. We've got no test results to judge.


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