GeForce2 MX 400 PCI vs GeForce4 MX 460

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1514not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameNV17 A3NV11 B2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 February 2002 (22 years ago)3 March 2001 (23 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.

Core clock speed300 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors29 million20 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm180 nm
Texture fill rate1.2000.8
ROPs22
TMUs44

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 4xPCI
Width1-slot1-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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed225 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth7.2 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.07.0
OpenGL1.31.2
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 February 2002 3 March 2001
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 180 nm

GeForce4 MX 460 has an age advantage of 11 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce4 MX 460 and GeForce2 MX 400 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460
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