NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Launch date 14 December 2003 vs 6 March 2003

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

  • Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 400 MHz vs 332 MHz
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8 vs 5
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 154 vs 131
Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed 400 MHz vs 332 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8 vs 5
PassMark - G2D Mark 154 vs 131

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
5
8
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
131
154
Name NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
PassMark - G3D Mark 5 8
PassMark - G2D Mark 131 154

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

Essentials

Architecture Celsius Rankine
Code name NV18 A4 NV34 A2
Launch date 14 December 2003 6 March 2003
Place in performance rating 1245 1119
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $69.99
Price now $69.99
Value for money (0-100) 0.12

Technical info

Core clock speed 250 MHz 250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 150 nm 150 nm
Texture fill rate 1 GTexel / s 1 GTexel / s
Transistor count 29 million 45 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface AGP 8x AGP 8x
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 8.0 9.0a
OpenGL 1.3 1.5 (2.1)

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 2.656 GB / s 6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 332 MHz 400 MHz
Memory type DDR DDR