GeForce4 Ti 4600 vs ATI Mobility Radeon X700
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1500 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | R400 (2004−2008) | Kelvin (2001−2003) |
| GPU code name | M26 | NV25 A3 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2005 (19 years ago) | 6 February 2002 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $399 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 350 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 120 million | 63 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 2.800 | 2.400 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Length | no data | 216 mm |
| 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 | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 300 MHz | 324 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB/s | 10.37 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 8.1 |
| 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 |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 150 nm |
ATI Mobility X700 has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 36.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon X700 and GeForce4 Ti 4600. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon X700 is a notebook card while GeForce4 Ti 4600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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