GeForce2 Go vs ATI Radeon X850 PRO

Place in the ranking	1396	1510
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	0.34
Architecture	R400 (2004−2008)	Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name	R480	NV11 B2
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 December 2004 (20 years ago)	11 November 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	507 MHz	143 MHz
Number of transistors	160 million	20 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	2 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.084	0.57
ROPs	12	2
TMUs	12	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	PCIe 1.0 x16	AGP 4x
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	64 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	520 MHz	166 MHz
Memory bandwidth	33.28 GB/s	5.312 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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0b (9_2)	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 X850 PRO 0.19
+1800%

GeForce2 Go 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 X850 PRO 72
+1700%

GeForce2 Go 4

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	0.19	0.01
Recency	1 December 2004	11 November 2000
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	180 nm

ATI X850 PRO has a 1800% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon X850 PRO is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce2 Go in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon X850 PRO is a desktop card while GeForce2 Go is a notebook one.

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