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NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 is a graphics card released on February 6, 2002. It has 128 MB of DDR memory on a 128-bit bus, 7.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 300 MHz and a 22 W board power rating. It scores 4 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL 1.5.

NV17
7/10 key specs recorded · 26 facts

Depth: 31 recorded fields

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 7 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

Shading units
n/a
Memory
128 MB
DDR · 128-bit
Boost clock
n/a
300 MHz base
Board power
22 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 scores 4 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,785), measured across 3 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 176.

PassMark G3D Mark
4
Rank #2,785
Faster than 2% of 2,658 GPUs
3 samples
0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop
Bus interface AGP 4x PCI
Max memory 128 MB
Core clock 300 MHz
Memory clock 275 MHz
DirectX 8.1
OpenGL 1.3
First benchmarked 2009-05-21
Samples 3

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 states the AGP 4x PCI interface, up to 128 MB of memory, a core clock of 300 MHz, DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL 1.3, first benchmarked on 2009-05-21. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Not recorded
Codename NV17
Chip Not recorded
Process node Not recorded
Transistors 29 M
Die size 65 mm²

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 uses the NV17 graphics processor, contains 29 million transistors and has a die size of 65 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units Not recorded
Compute units Not recorded
Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded
Execution units Not recorded
Texture units (TMUs) Not recorded
Render output units (ROPs) 2
Ray tracing cores Not recorded
Tensor / AI cores Not recorded
XMX engines Not recorded
Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 2 render output units.

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 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 460.

Clock speeds

Base clock 300 MHz
Boost clock Not recorded
Game clock Not recorded
Memory clock Not recorded
Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 runs at a base clock of 300 MHz.

Memory

Size 128 MB
Type DDR
Bus width 128-bit
Bandwidth 7.2 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 is equipped with 128 MB of DDR memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 7.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 has a board power rating of 22 W and it connects over AGP 4x PCI.

Board power (TDP) 22 W
Total board power Not recorded
Suggested PSU Not recorded
Power connectors Not recorded
Slot width Not recorded
Length Not recorded
Width Not recorded
Height Not recorded
Cooler Not recorded
Max temperature Not recorded
Bus interface AGP 4x PCI

Market

Launched February 6, 2002
Launch price $179
Status Not recorded
Form factor Not recorded
Segment Desktop
Series GeForce

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 was released on February 6, 2002 and launched at a price of $179.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 4
PassMark G2D 176
Rank #2,785
Samples 3

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 supports DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL 1.5.

DirectX 8.1 (stated by PassMark)
OpenGL 1.5

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Medion GeForce4 MX 460, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 (Sony) and WinFast A170.

Other names (PassMark) Medion GeForce4 MX 460; NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 (Sony); WinFast A170

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 have?

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 has 128 MB of DDR memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 7.2 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 has a board power rating of 22 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460?

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 scores 4 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,785.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 use?

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 connects over AGP 4x PCI.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 released and how much did it cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460 was released on February 6, 2002 and launched at a price of $179.

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