3dfx Voodoo4-2 4200 PCI 16 MB vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 766 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.13 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | Voodoo Scalable (2000) |
| GPU code name | Vega Raven Ridge | VSA-101 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2018 (6 years ago) | no data (2024 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 166 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 14 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.33 |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 2 |
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 | no data | AGP 4x |
| 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 | no data | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 16 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 2.656 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 180 nm |
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and 3dfx Voodoo4-2 4200 PCI 16 MB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while 3dfx Voodoo4-2 4200 PCI 16 MB is a desktop one.
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