GeForce FX 5200 PCI vs GeForce4 MX 4000

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1513not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameNV18 A4NV34 B1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 December 2003 (21 year ago)6 March 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed250 MHz250 MHz
Number of transistors29 million45 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate1.0001.000
ROPs24
TMUs44

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCI
Length168 mm152 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed166 MHz200 MHz
Memory bandwidth2.656 GB/s6.4 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x VGA1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX8.09.0a
OpenGL1.31.5 (2.1)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2003 6 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 256 MB

GeForce4 MX 4000 has an age advantage of 9 months.

FX 5200 PCI, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce4 MX 4000 and GeForce FX 5200 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000
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