Matrox Parhelia HR256 vs NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 200
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Parhelia-512 | NV11B |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Parhelia | Celsius |
| Foundry | UMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 180 nm |
| Number of transistors | 80 million | 20 million |
| Die size | 174 mm² | 64 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | MX200 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | 2001 | Mar 3rd, 2001 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Parhelia | GeForce 2 MX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCI-X | AGP 4x |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 256 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 3 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 200 MHz | 175 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective | 166 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 32 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | SDR |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 4.000 GB/s | 1.328 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | 0 |
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 800.0 MPixel/s | 350.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 200.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 3.200 GTexel/s | 700.0 MTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 190 mm 7.5 inches | — |
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x LFH60 | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | PH-P256HR3DF | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 8.1 | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 1.3 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
