ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 vs NVIDIA GeForce3

Comparative analysis of ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 and NVIDIA GeForce3 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 - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Mobility Radeon X1400

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 2.2x more core clock speed: 445 MHz vs 200 MHz
  • Around 11% higher texture fill rate: 1.78 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 150 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 128 MB vs 64 MB
  • 2.2x more memory clock speed: 500 MHz vs 230 MHz
  • 8.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 43 vs 5
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 226 vs 120
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 19 January 2006 vs 27 February 2001
Core clock speed 445 MHz vs 200 MHz
Texture fill rate 1.78 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 150 nm
Maximum memory size 128 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed 500 MHz vs 230 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 43 vs 5
PassMark - G2D Mark 226 vs 120

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce3

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
43
5
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
226
120
Name ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 NVIDIA GeForce3
PassMark - G3D Mark 43 5
PassMark - G2D Mark 226 120
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 252
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 252

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 NVIDIA GeForce3

Essentials

Architecture R500 Kelvin
Code name M54 NV20 A5
Launch date 19 January 2006 27 February 2001
Place in performance rating 1279 1281
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $499

Technical info

Boost clock speed 445 MHz
Core clock speed 445 MHz 200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 150 nm
Pipelines 4
Texture fill rate 1.78 GTexel / s 1.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count 107 million 57 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x VGA, 1x DB13W3

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 AGP 4x
Length 165 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 9.0c 8.0
OpenGL 2.0 1.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 64 MB
Memory bandwidth 8 GB / s 3.68 GB / s
Memory bus width 250 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 500 MHz 230 MHz
Memory type 128 SDR
Shared memory 0