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NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti 4600 — Benchmarks & Specs

$399 MSRP2002

Bottom line: how fast is the GeForce 4 Ti 4600?

At 1024x768 High, the GeForce 4 Ti 4600 averages 345 fps in Quake 3 Arena, per hw-museum.cz. In 3DMark 2001 SE it scores 17,615 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.

GeForce 4 Ti 4600 is pre-2012 retro hardware — Amazon rarely stocks active listings; the used/refurbished market lives on eBay.

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The GeForce 4 Ti 4600 is a graphics card from the GeForce 4 family released in 2002 from NVIDIA. It launched with a $399 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing. Data on this page draws on 11 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 38 game frame-rate results (top 14 shown), compiled from hw-museum.cz, PCSTATS, HEXUS, 3DMark, AnandTech; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the GeForce 4 Ti 4600, 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 (reported FPS)

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

Gaming frame rates for the GeForce 4 Ti 4600 by game, resolution, and quality preset. Rows from aggregator sites are estimates, not measured runs, dated by when SpecPicks fetched them. “1% low” is the frame-time floor that determines perceived smoothness. Each row links to its original review or benchmark database.
Game	Resolution	Settings	Avg FPS	1% low	Source
Quake 3 Arena	1024x768	High	345 fps	—	hw-museum.cz 2024-02-23
Return to Castle Wolfenstein	1024x768	High	303 fps	—	hw-museum.cz 2024-02-23
Quake III Arena	1024x768	High	228 fps	—	PCSTATS 2002-09-03
Quake 3 Arena	1280x1024	High	219 fps	—	hw-museum.cz 2024-02-23
Quake III Arena	1024x768	High Quality (v1.30, 32-bit)	218 fps	—	AnandTech 2026-10-02
Return to Castle Wolfenstein	1280x1024	High	215 fps	—	hw-museum.cz 2024-02-23
Quake III Arena	1280x1024	High Quality (v1.30, 32-bit)	196 fps	—	AnandTech 2026-10-02
Half-Life 2	1024x768	Low (DX7 path)	191 fps	104 fps	hw-museum.cz 2024-02-23
DroneZ	1024x768	High	144 fps	—	PCSTATS 2002-09-03
Quake III Arena	1600x1200	High	135 fps	—	PCSTATS 2002-09-03
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter	1024x768	High	131 fps	—	hw-museum.cz 2024-02-23
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	1024x768	High	130 fps	53 fps	hw-museum.cz 2024-02-23
DroneZ	1280x1024	High	126 fps	—	PCSTATS 2002-09-03
Quake 3 Arena v1.30	1280x1024	High	119 fps	—	HEXUS 2002-04-21

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 4600 — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from.
Benchmark	Score	Source
3DMark 2001 SE	17,615 points	hw-museum.cz 2024-02-23
3DMark 2000 v1.1	13,124 points	PCSTATS 2002-09-03
3DMark2001 SE (overclocked)	12,877 points	HEXUS 2002-04-17
3DMark 2001SE	11,298 points	PCSTATS 2002-09-03
3DMark 2001 SE	11,018 points	HEXUS 2002-04-01
3DMark2001SE	11,018 points	HEXUS 2002-04-21
3DMark2001 SE	10,921 points	HEXUS 2002-04-17
3DMark 03	2,248 points	hw-museum.cz 2024-02-23
3DMark 2003	2,243 points	3DMark 2005-03-13
3DMark03	2,243 points	3DMark 2005-03-13

Full Specifications

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GeForce 4 Ti 4600 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the GeForce 4 Ti 4600 best used for?

GeForce 4 Ti 4600 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 4600 released, and what was its launch MSRP?

GeForce 4 Ti 4600 launched in 2002 at a $399 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 4600 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 4600 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 4600?

GeForce 4 Ti 4600 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.