3dfx Voodoo4-2 4200 PCI 16 MB vs GeForce RTX 4050 Max-Q

Primary details

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
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Voodoo Scalable (2000)
GPU code nameAD107VSA-101
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)no data

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 cores2560no data
Core clock speedno data166 MHz
Boost clock speed1605 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data14 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate128.40.33

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16AGP 4x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR6DDR
Maximum RAM amount6 GB16 MB
Memory bus width96 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed14 GB/s332 MBps
Memory bandwidth168.0 GB/s2.656 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)6.0
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.61.1
OpenCL3.0N/A
Vulkan1.3N/A
CUDA8.9-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 MB
Chip lithography 4 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

RTX 4050 Max-Q has a 38300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 4400% more advanced lithography process.

3dfx Voodoo4-2 4200 PCI 16 MB, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 4050 Max-Q and 3dfx Voodoo4-2 4200 PCI 16 MB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4050 Max-Q is a notebook card while 3dfx Voodoo4-2 4200 PCI 16 MB is a desktop one.


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