GeForce4 MX 440-SE vs Radeon 9250

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 nameRV280NV17 A3
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 March 2004 (20 years ago)6 February 2002 (22 years ago)
Current price$128 $50

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 speed240 MHz250 MHz
Number of transistors36 million29 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate0.961.000

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 8xAGP 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 width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz332 MHz
Memory bandwidth3.2 GB/s5.312 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x 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 1 March 2004 6 February 2002

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9250 and GeForce4 MX 440-SE. We've got no test results to judge.


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