Full Review of NVIDIA's GeForce2 MX

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Chipset Comparison

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.

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.