3dfx Voodoo4-2 4200 PCI 32 MB vs GeForce GTX 960M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking485not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.08no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Voodoo Scalable (2000)
GPU code nameGM107VSA-101
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)no data (2024 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 cores640no data
Core clock speed1096 MHz166 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million14 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate47.040.33
Floating-point processing power1.505 TFLOPSno data
ROPs162
TMUs402

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)AGP 4x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount4 GB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s2.656 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)6.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.51.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt

GTX 960M has a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

3dfx Voodoo4-2 4200 PCI 32 MB, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 960M and 3dfx Voodoo4-2 4200 PCI 32 MB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook card while 3dfx Voodoo4-2 4200 PCI 32 MB is a desktop one.


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