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NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti 4200 — Benchmarks & Specs

$199 MSRP2002
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Bottom line: how fast is the GeForce 4 Ti 4200?

At 1080p High, the GeForce 4 Ti 4200 averages 281 fps in Quake III Arena, per hw-museum.cz. In 3DMark 2001 SE it scores 14,292 points, per hw-museum.cz.

Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

The GeForce 4 Ti 4200 is a graphics card from the GeForce 4 family released in 2002 from NVIDIA. It launched with a $199 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing. Data on this page draws on 11 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 29 measured game frame-rate results (top 14 shown), compiled from hw-museum.cz, PCSTATS, 3DMark, Dan's Data, ComputerBase, HEXUS, HWBOT, thandor.net, Tom's Hardware Forums; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the GeForce 4 Ti 4200, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K or synthetic benchmark scores).

Gaming Performance (measured FPS)

Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.

Measured gaming frame rates for the GeForce 4 Ti 4200 by game, resolution, and quality preset. “1% low” is the frame-time floor that determines perceived smoothness. Each row links to its original review or benchmark database.
Game Resolution Settings Relative Avg FPS 1% low Source
Quake III Arena 1080p High 281 fps — hw-museum.cz 2022-01-01
Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1080p High 258 fps — hw-museum.cz 2022-01-01
Half-Life 2 1080p Low 155 fps — hw-museum.cz 2022-01-01
Quake III Arena 1280x1024 High 152 fps — thandor.net 2005-01-01
Unreal Tournament 2003 (FlyBy) 1080p High 139 fps — ComputerBase 2017-09-01
GTA: Vice City 1080p High 106 fps — hw-museum.cz 2022-01-01
Quake III Arena 1080p High 4xAA 99 fps — PCSTATS 2002-01-01
Call of Duty 1080p High 88 fps — hw-museum.cz 2022-01-01
Unreal Tournament 2004 1080p High 84 fps — hw-museum.cz 2022-01-01
Quake III Arena 1080p High 4xAA 8xAF 82 fps — hw-museum.cz 2022-01-01
Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1080p High 4xAA 8xAF 78 fps — hw-museum.cz 2022-01-01
Quake III Arena 1024x768 High 77 fps — PCSTATS 2002-12-31
Far Cry 1080p Low 74 fps — hw-museum.cz 2022-01-01
Unreal Tournament 2003 1080p High (FlyBy timedemo) 68 fps — PCSTATS 2002-01-01

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the GeForce 4 Ti 4200 — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from.
Benchmark Relative Score Source
3DMark 2001 SE 14,292 points hw-museum.cz 2022-01-01
3DMark 2001 SE 11,816 points PCSTATS 2002-12-31
3DMark 2001 SE 11,104 points Tom's Hardware Forums 2004-01-08
3DMark 2001 SE 10,820 points HWBOT 2016-03-26
3DMark2001 SE (default benchmark, overclocked 315/625 MHz) 9,161 points Dan's Data 2002-07-03
3DMark 2001 SE 9,000 points HEXUS 2002-07-01
3DMark2001 SE (default benchmark, stock 250/500 MHz) 8,407 points Dan's Data 2002-07-03
3DMark 2003 1,863 points 3DMark 2003-05-29
3DMark03 1,863 points 3DMark 2003-05-29
3DMark 2003 1,835 points hw-museum.cz 2022-01-01

Full Specifications

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GeForce 4 Ti 4200 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the GeForce 4 Ti 4200 best used for?
GeForce 4 Ti 4200 is a GeForce 4-family graphics card. 1080p gaming and general productivity are the headline use cases; the benchmark tables on this page place it within its generation.
When was the GeForce 4 Ti 4200 released, and what was its launch MSRP?
GeForce 4 Ti 4200 launched in 2002 at a $199 MSRP. Street prices drift from launch pricing over a product's life, so check the current listing before buying.
Where do the GeForce 4 Ti 4200 benchmark numbers come from?
Each benchmark row on this page names its source (public benchmark databases such as TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench and Cinebench, and community reports such as r/LocalLLaMA threads) and links to it, so every number can be checked against the original.
Can the GeForce 4 Ti 4200 run local LLMs?
Community AI benchmark results for this exact card aren't on file yet. See /ai-rigs for hardware-tier recommendations and comparable GPUs with measured numbers.
Where can I buy the GeForce 4 Ti 4200?
GeForce 4 Ti 4200 is pre-2012 hardware, so Amazon rarely stocks it; the eBay search link at the top of this page covers the used and refurbished market where it still sells.

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