GeForce4 Ti 4600 vs ATI Mobility Radeon
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon with GeForce4 Ti 4600, including specs and performance data.
ATI Mobility outperforms GeForce4 Ti 4600 by a whopping 13300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1025 | 1503 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rage 6 (2000−2007) | Kelvin (2001−2003) |
| GPU code name | M6 | NV25 A3 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 December 2001 (23 years ago) | 6 February 2002 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $399 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 speed | 144 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 30 million | 63 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 0.43 | 2.400 |
| ROPs | 1 | 4 |
| TMUs | 3 | 8 |
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).
| Interface | AGP 4x | AGP 4x |
| Length | no data | 216 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | DDR | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 144 MHz | 324 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.304 GB/s | 10.37 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 8.1 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.34 | 0.01 |
| Recency | 1 December 2001 | 6 February 2002 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 150 nm |
ATI Mobility has a 13300% higher aggregate performance score.
GeForce4 Ti 4600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.
The Mobility Radeon is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 Ti 4600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon is a notebook card while GeForce4 Ti 4600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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