Xbox XGPU-S vs GeForce4 MX + nForce2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Kelvin (2001−2003) |
| GPU code name | Crush17 | NV2A |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2002 (23 years ago) | 15 November 2001 (24 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 233 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29 million | 57 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 0.8 | 1.864 |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
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 | IGP | no 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 type | System Shared | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 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 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 8.1 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2002 | 15 November 2001 |
GeForce4 MX + nForce2 has an age advantage of 10 months.
We couldn't decide between GeForce4 MX + nForce2 and Xbox XGPU-S. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce4 MX + nForce2 is a desktop graphics card while Xbox XGPU-S is a notebook one.
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