GeForce4 MX 420 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	72	not rated
Place by popularity	5	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	42.57	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name	Ampere GA106	NV17 A3
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	6 February 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$317 (1x MSRP)	$31

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed Specifications

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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3584	no data
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	250 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	13,250 million	29 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	199.0	1.000

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 4.0 x16	AGP 4x
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	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	GDDR6	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	64 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	15000 MHz	166 MHz
Memory bandwidth	360.0 GB/s	1.328 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	8.0
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.3
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.2	N/A
CUDA	8.6	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	12 January 2021	6 February 2002
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	64 MB
Chip lithography	8 nm	150 nm

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