GeForce4 Ti 4600 vs Matrox Parhelia 256 MB

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureParhelia (2002−2006)Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code nameParhelia-512NV25 A3
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2002 (22 years ago)6 February 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

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 speed200 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors80 million63 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate0.82.400
ROPs44
TMUs48

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 4xAGP 4x
Length175 mm216 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 amount256 MB128 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz324 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s10.37 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 Connectors2x DVI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.18.1
OpenGL1.51.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 June 2002 6 February 2002
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB

Matrox Parhelia 256 MB has an age advantage of 4 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

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