Review - MSI G4Ti4200-TP 128MB
Review by Edward Chang, call sign: Big_E
December 27, 2002
Feature Comparison:
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Cards |
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro | ATI Radeon 8500 128MB | ATI Radeon 7500 | MSI GeForce4 TI4600 | MSI GeForce4 TI4400 | MSI GeForce4 TI4200 | EVGA GeForce4 MX440 | Leadtek GeForce3 |
| Chip Technology | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Manufacturing Process | .15 u | .15 u | .15 u | .15 u | .15 u | .15 u | .15 u | .15 u |
| Transistors | 37 | 60 | 30 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 29 | 57 |
| Fill Rate (MegaPixels) | 1100 | 1100 | 580 | 1200 | 1100 | 1000 | 540 | 800 |
| Fill Rate (GigaTexels) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.74 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.08 | 1.6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 8.8 GB | 8.8 GB | 7.4 GB | 9.6 GB | 8.8 GB | 8.0 GB | 6.4 GB | 7.4 GB |
| 8X AGP Bus | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Memory | 64MB Hynix 3.3-ns DDR | 128MB Hynix 3.3-ns DDR | 64MB Samsung 4-ns DDR | 128MB Samsung 2.86-ns DDR | 128MB Hynix 4-ns DDR | 128MB Hynix 4-ns DDR | 64MB Samsung 5-ns DDR | 64MB 3.8-ns DDR |
| GPU Clock | 275 | 275 | 290 | 300 | 275 | 250 | 270 | 200 |
| Memory Clock | 275 | 275 | 230 | 300 | 275 | 250 | 200 | 230 |
| Pixel Shader | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Pixel Pipelines | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Texture Units Per Pipe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| DirectX Generation | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Memory Optimizations | Hyper-Z II | Hyper-Z II | Hyper-Z | LMA II | LMA II | LMA II | LMA II | LMA |
| Display Outputs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chip Internal Ramdacs | 2x400 MHz | 2x400 MHz | 2x350 MHz | 2x350 MHz | 2x350 MHz | 2x350 MHz | 350 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Approximate Price | $100 | $120 | $60 | $250 | $200 | $150 | $75 | $100 |