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12 February 2002 Relix

GFX Cards Vs Doom
John Carmack had a bit of something to say regarding Graphics Card selection for playing the not yet released Doom. Here is a clip of what he had to say:

Do not buy a GeForce4-MX for Doom.

Nvidia has really made a mess of the naming conventions here. I always thought it was bad enough that GF2 was just a speed bumped GF1, while GF3 had significant architectural improvements over GF2.

I expected GF4 to be the speed bumped GF3, but calling the NV17 GF4-MX really sucks. GF4-MX will still run Doom properly, but it will be using the NV10 codepath with only two texture units and no vertex shaders.

A GF3 or 8500 will be much better performers. The GF4-MX may still be the card of choice for many people depending on pricing, especially considering that many games won`t use
four textures and vertex programs, but damn, I wish they had named it something else.

Grab the entire article here

Source : Planetquake

Besty - 12/02/2002 17:09:27
Yeah the Geforce4mx uses the nv17 core where as the Geforce4 ti4400-4600 use the NV25 core. the GF4mx is just a gimmick for oem retailers to say wow look our pcs have geforce4`s in em :( just like they do with gf2mx`s..