NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100) vs NVIDIA GeForce3

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100) and NVIDIA GeForce3 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100)

NVIDIA GeForce3

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 150 nm vs 180 nm

Manufacturing process technology	150 nm vs 180 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100)
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce3

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100)	NVIDIA GeForce3
PassMark - G3D Mark		5
PassMark - G2D Mark		120

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100)	NVIDIA GeForce3
Essentials
Code name	NV11	NV20 A5
Launch date	1 March 2001	27 February 2001
Place in performance rating	not rated	1281
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture		Kelvin
Launch price (MSRP)		$499
Technical info
Boost clock speed	166 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	180 nm	150 nm
Pipelines	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	2 Watt
Core clock speed		200 MHz
Texture fill rate		1.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count		57 million
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Laptop size	medium sized
Interface		AGP 4x
Length		165 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	DDR	8.0
OpenGL		1.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	64 MB
Memory bus width	143 Bit	128 Bit
Memory type	32 / 64	SDR
Shared memory	0
Memory bandwidth		3.68 GB / s
Memory clock speed		230 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x VGA, 1x DB13W3