GeForce4 Go 4200 vs GeForce3 Ti200

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
ArchitectureKelvin (2001−2003)Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code nameNV20 A5NV28 A1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 October 2001 (22 years ago)14 November 2002 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data
Current price$189 (1.3x MSRP)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.

Core clock speed175 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors57 million36 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate1.4001.600

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xAGP 8x
Length183 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s3.2 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.08.1
OpenGL1.31.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2001 14 November 2002

We couldn't decide between GeForce3 Ti200 and GeForce4 Go 4200. We've got no test results to judge.


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