GeForce2 MX + nForce 220 vs ATI Mobility Radeon X300 IGP
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 | R300 (2003−2008) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | RS480 | Crush11 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2005 (21 years ago) | 4 June 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 175 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 20 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 180 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| ROPs | 2 | 2 |
| TMUs | 2 | 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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | System Shared |
| 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 | 7.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 180 nm |
ATI Mobility X300 IGP has a 64% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon X300 IGP and GeForce2 MX + nForce 220. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon X300 IGP is a notebook graphics card while GeForce2 MX + nForce 220 is a desktop one.
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