I'm not sure that the GF4MX would be that much better


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Subject: I'm not sure that the GF4MX would be that much better
Name: Hugh
Date: 4/30/2002 9:25:51 PM (GMT-7)
IP Address: 64.228.185.178
In Reply to: How would this work for me? posted by KnightTalon
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Even though it has the GF4 name, it's not that much better than a GF2MX. To quote Anand:

"
Little more than a glorified GeForce2 MX with a GeForce4-derived memory controller, the GeForce4 MX has been called everything from NVIDIA's first major screw-up in years to 99% marketing and 1% product. From NVIDIA's perspective, the GeForce4 MX is perfect. The entire line of MX cards falls below the $199 mark making it a product for the masses, the GPU is noticeably less complex than the GeForce4 and thus boasts a smaller die size making it cheaper to manufacture, lower memory clocks give NVIDIA the ability to offer ample supply to the market and it carries the GeForce4 brand which is associated with the very highest performance graphics cards around. In terms of performance, we've proven that the cards run the majority of today's games very well so what's all the fuss about? In the end, the biggest compliant from our community and developers alike is the use of the GeForce4 brand name on a part that has the same amount of DirectX 8 features as a GeForce2 thus deliberately misleading the consumer. In fact, had it not been for ATI the sub $200 add-in card market would probably be dominated by non-DX8 compliant cards"

Check out his review of low cost graphics card at the link! Hope it helps

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http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1608



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