GeForce4 MX 440-8x vs ATI Radeon 9600 TX

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 8 (2002−2007)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameR300NV18 A2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 October 2003 (21 year ago)25 September 2002 (22 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 speed297 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistors110 million29 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate2.3761.100
ROPs82
TMUs84

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 8x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsFloppyNone

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 amount128 MB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed270 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth8.64 GB/s2 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 VGA, 1x S-Video1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0 (9_0)8.0
OpenGL2.01.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 October 2003 25 September 2002
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 32 MB

ATI 9600 TX has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9600 TX and GeForce4 MX 440-8x. We've got no test results to judge.


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