NVIDIA GeForce3 videocard review

NVIDIA GeForce3

GeForce3 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 27 February 2001. At the time of release, the videocard cost $499. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Kelvin microarchitecture codenamed NV20 A5.

Core clock speed - 200 MHz. Texture fill rate - 1.6 GTexel / s. Manufacturing process technology - 150 nm. Transistors count - 57 million.

Memory type: SDR. Maximum RAM amount - 64 MB. Memory bus width - 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 230 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 3.68 GB / s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38534
5
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1294
120
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 5
PassMark - G2D Mark 120

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Kelvin
Code name NV20 A5
Launch date 27 February 2001
Launch price (MSRP) $499
Place in performance rating 1281
Type Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 150 nm
Texture fill rate 1.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count 57 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x VGA, 1x DB13W3

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface AGP 4x
Length 165 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 8.0
OpenGL 1.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 64 MB
Memory bandwidth 3.68 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 230 MHz
Memory type SDR