ATI FireGL X1-256 vs NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL X1-256 and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL X1-256

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • Around 30% higher core clock speed: 325 MHz vs 250 MHz
  • 2.6x more texture fill rate: 2.6 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 64 MB
  • 3.7x more memory clock speed: 620 MHz vs 166 MHz
  • 11.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 59 vs 5
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 July 2002 vs 6 February 2002
Core clock speed 325 MHz vs 250 MHz
Texture fill rate 2.6 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed 620 MHz vs 166 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 59 vs 5

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420

  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 168 vs 167
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 168 vs 167

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL X1-256
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420

PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
167
168
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
59
5
Name ATI FireGL X1-256 NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420
PassMark - G2D Mark 167 168
PassMark - G3D Mark 59 5

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI FireGL X1-256 NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420

Essentials

Architecture Rage 8 Celsius
Code name R300 NV17 A3
Launch date 1 July 2002 6 February 2002
Place in performance rating 1023 1024
Type Workstation Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 325 MHz 250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 150 nm 150 nm
Texture fill rate 2.6 GTexel / s 1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 37 Watt
Transistor count 110 million 29 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface AGP 8x AGP 4x
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 9.0 8.0
OpenGL 2.0 1.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 64 MB
Memory bandwidth 19.84 GB / s 1.328 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 620 MHz 166 MHz
Memory type DDR SDR