GeForce4 MX + nForce2 vs ATI Radeon X850 PRO

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1468	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	R400 (2004−2008)	Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name	R480	Crush17
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2004 (21 years ago)	1 October 2002 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	507 MHz	200 MHz
Number of transistors	160 million	29 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	6.084	0.8
ROPs	12	2
TMUs	12	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	PCIe 1.0 x16	AGP 4x
Width	1-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	520 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	33.28 GB/s	no data
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

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	9.0b (9_2)	8.0
OpenGL	2.0	1.3
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2004	1 October 2002
Chip lithography	130 nm	150 nm

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