GeForce2 MX vs ATI Radeon 9700 PRO

Place in the ranking	1427	1537
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Rage 8 (2002−2007)	Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name	R300	NV11 A2
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 July 2002 (22 years ago)	28 June 2000 (24 years 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 speed	325 MHz	175 MHz
Number of transistors	110 million	20 million
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	180 nm
Texture fill rate	2.600	0.7
ROPs	8	2
TMUs	8	4

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 8x	AGP 4x
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	Floppy	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	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	32 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	310 MHz	166 MHz
Memory bandwidth	19.84 GB/s	2.656 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

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0 (9_0)	7.0
OpenGL	2.0	1.2
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI 9700 PRO 0.14
+1300%

GeForce2 MX 0.01

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI 9700 PRO 53
+2550%

GeForce2 MX 2

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	0.14	0.01
Recency	1 July 2002	28 June 2000
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	32 MB
Chip lithography	150 nm	180 nm

ATI 9700 PRO has a 1300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 9700 PRO is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce2 MX in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.