GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE vs ATI Radeon X1900 GT

Place in the ranking	1266	1494
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.35	no data
Architecture	R500 (2005−2007)	Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code name	R580	NV28 A2
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 May 2006 (18 years ago)	16 February 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 speed	575 MHz	275 MHz
Number of transistors	384 million	36 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	6.900	2.200
ROPs	12	4
TMUs	12	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	PCIe 1.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	no data	216 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR3	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	275 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	4.4 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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	8.1
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.0	1.3
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 X1900 GT 0.38
+1800%

GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE 0.02

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 X1900 GT 145
+2317%

GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE 6

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	0.38	0.02
Recency	1 May 2006	16 February 2003
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	150 nm

ATI X1900 GT has a 1800% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon X1900 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE in performance tests.

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