GeForce2 MX + nForce 420 vs Radeon R9 M395
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 453 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | no data | Crush11 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 9 June 2015 (10 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1792 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 834 MHz | 175 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5000 Million | 20 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.7 |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | no data | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | System Shared |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | no data | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 7.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | N/A |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| Mantle | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 June 2015 | 4 June 2001 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 180 nm |
R9 M395 has an age advantage of 14 years, and a 543% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M395 and GeForce2 MX + nForce 420. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M395 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce2 MX + nForce 420 is a desktop one.
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