NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 is a graphics card released on February 6, 2002. It has 64 MB of video memory, a boost clock of 250 MHz and a 14 W board power rating. It scores 5 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL 1.5.
Depth: 28 recorded fields
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 4 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 scores 5 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,766), measured across 41 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 168.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 states the AGP 4x interface, up to 64 MB of memory, a core clock of 250 MHz, DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL 1.3, first benchmarked on 2009-04-03. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 uses the NV17 graphics processor, contains 29 million transistors and has a die size of 65 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 2 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 runs at a base clock of 250 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 is equipped with 64 MB of memory.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 has a board power rating of 14 W and it connects over AGP 4x.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 was released on February 6, 2002 and launched at a price of $99.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 supports DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL 1.5.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as 64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 with TV Out (Dell), MSI MS-StarForce GeForce4 MX 420 (NVIDIA GeForce4 and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 (Compaq).
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 have?
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 has 64 MB of video memory.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 has a board power rating of 14 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420?
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 scores 5 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,766.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 use?
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 connects over AGP 4x.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 was released on February 6, 2002 and launched at a price of $99.