GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce4 MX 420

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce4 MX 420 and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce4 MX 420
2002
64 MB SDR
0.01

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms GeForce4 MX 420 by a whopping 277400% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1511201
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data76.18
Power efficiencyno data27.17
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNV17 A3GA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 February 2002 (22 years ago)2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 coresno data2304
Core clock speed250 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1470 MHz
Number of transistors29 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data70 Watt
Texture fill rate1.000105.8
Floating-point processing powerno data6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs232
TMUs472
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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 4xPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Width1-slot2-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 typeSDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount64 MB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed166 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth1.328 GB/s168.0 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 VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL1.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce4 MX 420 0.01
RTX 3050 6 GB 27.75
+277400%

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.

GeForce4 MX 420 4
RTX 3050 6 GB 10692
+267200%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.01 27.75
Recency 6 February 2002 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 8 nm

RTX 3050 6 GB has a 277400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 21 year, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 MX 420 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420
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