Intel GMA 900 vs NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 PCI
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Alviso | NV17 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Alviso-GM | MX420 |
| Architecture | Generation 3.0 | Celsius |
| Foundry | Intel | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 29 million |
| Die size | unknown | 65 mm² |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | 2005 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GMA Graphics-M (GMA 900 IGP) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | FSB | — |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 333 MHz | 250 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | System Shared | 166 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | SDR |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 1.328 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 0 | 0 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.332 GPixel/s | 500.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 1.332 GTexel/s | 1.000 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 1.1 |
| Vertex shader | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Feb 6th, 2002 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 4 MX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCI |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 3 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 4 Ti |
