NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M vs NVIDIA GeForce3

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M 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, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M

NVIDIA GeForce3

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 11 month(s) later
7.5x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 200 MHz
23.8x more texture fill rate: 38 billion / sec vs 1.6 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 150 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 64 MB
127.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 636 vs 5
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 128 vs 120

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 February 2010 vs 27 February 2001
Core clock speed	1500 MHz vs 200 MHz
Texture fill rate	38 billion / sec vs 1.6 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 150 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	636 vs 5
PassMark - G2D Mark	128 vs 120

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce3

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

636

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

128

120

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M	NVIDIA GeForce3
PassMark - G3D Mark	636	5
PassMark - G2D Mark	128	120
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2172
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2172

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M	NVIDIA GeForce3
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Kelvin
Code name	G92	NV20 A5
Launch date	1 February 2010	27 February 2001
Place in performance rating	1304	1307
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$499
Technical info
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	200 MHz
CUDA cores	128
Floating-point performance	384.0 gflops
Gigaflops	576
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	150 nm
Pipelines	128
Texture fill rate	38 billion / sec	1.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	57 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	Single Link DVIVGALVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPort	1x VGA, 1x DB13W3
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	AGP 4x
Laptop size	large
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options	2-way
Length		165 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10.0	8.0
OpenGL	2.1	1.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	64 MB
Memory bandwidth	61 GB / s	3.68 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory type	GDDR3	SDR
Shared memory	0
Memory clock speed		230 MHz
Technologies
CUDA
HybridPower
Power management	8.0