NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti500 vs NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 PCI
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV20 | NV17 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NV20 Ti500 | MX420 |
| Architecture | Kelvin | Celsius |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 57 million | 29 million |
| Die size | 128 mm² | 65 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2001 | Feb 6th, 2002 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 3 | GeForce 4 MX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 349 USD | — |
| Interface | AGP 4x | PCI |
| Predecessor | GeForce 2 | GeForce 3 |
| Successor | GeForce 4 MX | GeForce 4 Ti |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 240 MHz | 250 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective | 166 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | SDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.000 GB/s | 1.328 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 1 | 0 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 960.0 MPixel/s | 500.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 60.00 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 1.920 GTexel/s | 1.000 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 183 mm 7.2 inches | — |
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 8.1 | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vertex shader | 1.1 | 1.1 |
