Quadro2 Pro vs GeForce4 420 Go
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1595 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | NV17 A5 | NV15 A4 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 February 2002 (24 years ago) | 22 March 2001 (25 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 cores | 2 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 190 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 29 million | 25 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 180 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
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 | AGP 4x | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB/s | 8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 February 2002 | 22 March 2001 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 180 nm |
GeForce4 420 Go has an age advantage of 10 months, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.
Quadro2 Pro, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce4 420 Go and Quadro2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce4 420 Go is a notebook graphics card while Quadro2 Pro is a workstation one.
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