GeForce4 MX 440-SE vs ATI Mobility Radeon X700
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 | R400 (2004−2008) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | M26 | NV17 A3 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2005 (20 years ago) | 6 February 2002 (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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 14 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 350 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 120 million | 29 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 2.800 | 1.000 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 300 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB/s | 5.312 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 | 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 8.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2005 | 6 February 2002 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 150 nm |
ATI Mobility X700 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 36.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon X700 and GeForce4 MX 440-SE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon X700 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce4 MX 440-SE is a desktop one.
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