NVIDIA GeForce3 videocard review

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

38719

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1305

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	1275
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