Full Review of NVIDIA's GeForce2 MX

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I've compiled a table that compares all the features the available NVIDIA chipsets so that you can see the differences much easier.

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Header Cell - Column 0 GeForce GeForce2 MX GeForce2 GTS
Manufacturing Process .25 micron .18 micron .18 micron
Rendering Pipelines 4 2 4
Textures per Pipeline 1 2 2
Core Speed 120 MHz 175 MHz 200 MHz
Memory Interface/Speed 128 bit / 166 - 300 MHz 64 or 128 bit / 166 - 300 MHz 128 bit / 333 MHz
Pixel Fill-Rate 480 Mpixels/sec 350 Mpixels/sec 800 Mpixels/sec
Texel Fill-Rate 480 Mtexels/sec 700 Mtexels/sec 1.6 Gtexels/sec
Polygon/sec 15M 20M 25M
TwinView No Yes No
Digital Vibrant Control No Yes No
Active Cooling Yes No Yes
HDVP No Yes Yes
Retail Price $179 - $249 $99 - $179 $299

There are a few things to note about the above table:

Memory Interface : I can't stress how important it is to make sure you know what interface a GeForce2 MX board is based on before comparing it with anything. If you care about having good 3D performance, make sure you don't get stuck with a 64 bit SDR board or you'll most likely regret it. Theoretically there's also the possibility of a 128 bit DDR solution, which would automatically score a lot better at high color/high resolution. However, this combination would destroy the low-cost idea of GeForce2 MX and is thus rather unlikely.

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HDVP : The GeForce2 MX is lacking some of the high-end visual modes that the GeForce2 GTS has so keep that in mind if you are into higher end video output.

Active Cooling : Our reference board didn't have any cooling at all and most manufacturers will probably opt not to as it is a low cost solution. However, this doesn't mean it cannot happen.

Retail Price : The GeForce2 MX will vary greatly in price due to configuration differences like memory interface/size/type and video outputs. I would estimate that our reference board configuration would probably sell for $129.