ATI Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition vs GeForce4 4200 Go

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1590not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataR400 (2004−2008)
GPU code nameNV28MR423
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 November 2002 (23 years ago)1 December 2004 (21 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 cores6no data
Core clock speed2 MHz475 MHz
Boost clock speed200 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data160 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data54 Watt
Texture fill rateno data7.600
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data16

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
Interfaceno dataAGP Pro 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDRGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount128 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data32 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectorsno data2x DVI

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDDR9.0b (9_2)
OpenGLno data2.0
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 November 2002 1 December 2004
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 130 nm

ATI X800 XT Mac Edition has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 15% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce4 4200 Go and Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce4 4200 Go is a notebook graphics card while Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition is a desktop one.

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