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January 10, 2002

Performance Comparison

The Geforce2 MX400 vs. The Geforce2 Ti
by Mark Rubrico

Conclusion

The Geforce2 MX400 proves to be quite a decent card. Although it can't keep up with the Geforce2 Ti on higher resolutions and it performs very admirably on lower resolutions. As soon as FSAA is turned on, however, the MX400's performance becomes disappointing. With "only" 2.944 GB/S of bandwidth available, the Inno3d Geforce2 MX400, benefits from the switch to 32 bit down to 16 bit. In this reduced color depth it can deliver very acceptable frame rates, even when using FSAA. With its memory being able to clock more than 30% from NVidia's specs for an MX400, the Inno3d Geforce2 MX400 easily gets the most bang for your buck!

The Inno3d Geforce2 Ti, although not being able to overclock that high, is also a great card. It went well past the default Ultra speeds when overclocked. And it consistently overwhelmed the MX400 on higher resolutions/FSAA ( where the MX400's framerates would be considered unplayable to some).Like the MX400 dropping to 16bit also greatly helps its performance. Gaming benchmarks aside, the Geforce2 Ti's 2D ( at 1280x1024@85hz ) quality noticably better than the MX400's.

To sum it all up the tables below is show how well the MX400 stacked up against the Geforce2 Ti ( relative performance of MX400 ).

 

640x480 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200
Geforce2 MX400 123.4 113.8 76.1 52.3
Geforce2 Ti 123.9 121.7 118.3 101.6
Relative Peformance of MX400 ( Ti = 100% )
~100%
93%
64%
51%
Quake 3 16 bit ( fastest ) : MX400 Relative Peformance

 

640x480
1024x768
1600x1024
Geforce2 MX400 112.8 72.5 27.2
Geforce2 Ti 114.2 108.1 57.0
Relative Peformance of MX400 ( Ti = 100% )
98%
67%
48%
Quake 3 32bit ( high quality) : MX400 Relative Peformance

 

No FSAA 640x480

2X FSAA 640x480

4X FSAA 640x480
Geforce2 MX400 123.4 73.9 45.9
Geforce2 Ti 123.5 109.6 84.9
Relative Peformance of MX400 ( Ti = 100% )
~100%
67%
54%
Quake 3 32bit ( high quality ) : MX400 Relative Peformance ( FSAA at 640x480 )

 

No FSAA 1024X768

2X FSAA 1024X768

4X FSAA 1024X768
Geforce2 MX400 72.5 Fail Fail
Geforce2 Ti 108.1 58.1 35.9
Relative Peformance of MX400 ( Ti = 100% )
67%
N/A
N/A
Quake 3 32bit ( high quality ) : MX400 Relative Peformance ( FSAA at 1024X768 )

 

 

No FSAA 640x480

2X FSAA 640x480

4X FSAA 640x480
Geforce2 MX400 123.4 113.4 75.0
Geforce2 Ti 123.9 122.0 120.7
Relative Peformance of MX400 ( Ti = 100% )
~%100
94%
62%
Quake 3 16bit ( Fastest ) : MX400 Relative Peformance ( FSAA at 640X480 )

 

 

No FSAA 1024X768

2X FSAA 1024X768

4X FSAA 1024X768
Geforce2 MX400 113.8 50.7 30.7
Geforce2 Ti 121.7 98.0 62.6
Relative Peformance of MX400 ( Ti = 100% )
93%
52%
50%
Quake 3 16bit ( Fastest ) : MX400 Relative Peformance ( FSAA at 1024X768 )

 

 

 

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