GeForce 2 MX400 64MB Retro Gaming Graphics Card

GeForce 2 MX400 64MB Retro Gaming Graphics Card.

The GeForce 2 MX400 64MB Graphics Card was a popular, budget-friendly AGP graphics card from NVIDIA, released around 2001, known for its decent performance in its era, featuring 64MB of SDR memory, a 200 MHz core, and supporting DirectX 7, making it a solid entry-level choice for OEM systems and retro gaming today, though completely outdated for modern games.

Key Specifications & Features:

• GPU: NVIDIA NV11B (GeForce2 MX architecture)
• Memory: 64MB SDR SDRAM
• Core Clock: 200 MHz
• Memory Clock: Around 166 MHz (or 334 MHz effective)
• Interface: AGP 4x
• API Support: DirectX 7.0, OpenGL 1.2
• Pipelines: 2 pixel pipelines, 4 texture units (less than higher-end GeForce 2s)
• Outputs: Typically VGA, sometimes S-Video or DVI 

• Market Position: Designed for the mainstream and budget PC market, offering better performance than older TNT2 cards.
• Gaming: Capable of running games from the late 90s and early 2000s well, but struggles significantly with games requiring DirectX 8 or newer.
• Successor/Competitors: Succeeded by the GeForce 3 series; performance eventually surpassed by ATI's Radeon 9000 series. 

• Primarily sought after for retro computing builds, vintage PC restoration, and playing classic games from the Windows 98/XP era.
• Not suitable for modern gaming or graphically intensive tasks.