NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 PCI vs NVIDIA GeForce3

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 PCI 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.

NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 PCI

NVIDIA GeForce3

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 PCI

500x more texture fill rate: 800 MTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
Around 44% higher memory clock speed: 332 MHz vs 230 MHz

Texture fill rate	800 MTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	332 MHz vs 230 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 150 nm vs 180 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 64 MB vs 32 MB

Manufacturing process technology	150 nm vs 180 nm
Maximum memory size	64 MB vs 32 MB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 PCI
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce3

Name	NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 PCI	NVIDIA GeForce3
PassMark - G3D Mark		5
PassMark - G2D Mark		120

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 PCI	NVIDIA GeForce3
Essentials
Architecture	Celsius	Kelvin
Code name	NV11 B2	NV20 A5
Launch date	3 March 2001	27 February 2001
Place in performance rating	not rated	1307
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$499
Technical info
Core clock speed	200 MHz	200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	180 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	800 MTexel / s	1.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count	20 million	57 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x VGA	1x VGA, 1x DB13W3
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCI	AGP 4x
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Length		165 mm
API support
DirectX	7.0	8.0
OpenGL	1.2	1.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 MB	64 MB
Memory bandwidth	2.656 GB / s	3.68 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	332 MHz	230 MHz
Memory type	DDR	SDR