NVIDIA GeForce 820A vs NVIDIA GeForce3
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 820A and NVIDIA GeForce3 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 820A
- Videocard is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 3.9x more core clock speed: 775 MHz vs 200 MHz
- 7.8x more texture fill rate: 12.4 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 150 nm
- 16x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 64 MB
- 7.8x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 230 MHz
- 111.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 556 vs 5
- Around 32% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 158 vs 120
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 17 March 2014 vs 27 February 2001 |
Core clock speed | 775 MHz vs 200 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 12.4 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 150 nm |
Maximum memory size | 1 GB vs 64 MB |
Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz vs 230 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 556 vs 5 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 158 vs 120 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 820A
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce3
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce 820A | NVIDIA GeForce3 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 556 | 5 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 158 | 120 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 3032 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1716 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1716 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1705 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1705 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce 820A | NVIDIA GeForce3 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Kelvin |
Code name | GF117 | NV20 A5 |
Launch date | 17 March 2014 | 27 February 2001 |
Place in performance rating | 1285 | 1282 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 775 MHz | 200 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 297.6 gflops | |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 150 nm |
Pipelines | 96 | |
Texture fill rate | 12.4 GTexel / s | 1.6 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | |
Transistor count | 585 million | 57 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x VGA, 1x DB13W3 |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
Length | 165 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (11_0) | 8.0 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB / s | 3.68 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 230 MHz |
Memory type | DDR3 | SDR |