ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 vs NVIDIA GeForce4 MX + nForce2
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M9 | Crush17 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | M9-CSP32 | — |
| Architecture | Rage 7 | Celsius |
| Foundry | UMC | — |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 36 million | 29 million |
| Die size | 81 mm² | 65 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Sep 1st, 2002 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M9 (Mobility 9000) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | AGP 4x | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M7 | — |
| Successor | M1x | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 240 MHz | 200 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective | System Shared |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 32 MB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 3.200 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 1 | 0 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 960.0 MPixel/s | 400.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 60.00 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 960.0 MTexel/s | 800.0 MTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | IGP |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 8.1 | 8.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Vertex shader | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Oct 1st, 2002 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 4 MX IGP |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | AGP 4x |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 2 MX IGP |
| Successor | — | GeForce 6 IGP |
