GeForce2 MX + nForce 420 vs ATI Radeon 9700

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1490	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.27	no data
Architecture	Rage 8 (2002−2007)	Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name	R300	Crush11
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 July 2002 (23 years ago)	4 June 2001 (24 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 speed	275 MHz	175 MHz
Number of transistors	110 million	20 million
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	2.200	0.7
ROPs	8	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).

Interface	AGP 8x	AGP 4x
Width	1-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	Floppy	no data

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	270 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	17.28 GB/s	no data
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

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	9.0 (9_0)	7.0
OpenGL	2.0	1.2
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2002	4 June 2001
Chip lithography	150 nm	180 nm

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