GeForce4 MX 460 vs Radeon 9000 PRO Mac Edition

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 7 (2001−2006)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameRV250NV17 A3
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 March 2004 (20 years ago)6 February 2002 (22 years ago)
Current price$447 no data

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed275 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors36 million29 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Wattno data
Texture fill rate1.1001.200

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 4xAGP 4x
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 MB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed550 MHz450 MHz
Memory bandwidth8.8 GB/s7.2 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 Connectors2x DVI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API Compatibility

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

DirectX8.18.0
OpenGL1.41.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 14 March 2004 6 February 2002

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9000 PRO Mac Edition and GeForce4 MX 460. We've got no test results to judge.


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