NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64 vs ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64 and ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64

ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later

Launch date	12 October 1999 vs 1 August 1998

Reasons to consider the ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL

Around 4% higher core clock speed: 130 MHz vs 125 MHz
Around 4% higher texture fill rate: 260.0 MTexel / s vs 250.0 MTexel / s
Around 82% higher memory clock speed: 260 MHz vs 143 MHz

Core clock speed	130 MHz vs 125 MHz
Texture fill rate	260.0 MTexel / s vs 250.0 MTexel / s
Memory clock speed	260 MHz vs 143 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64	ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL
Essentials
Architecture	Fahrenheit
Code name	NV5 B6	Rage 128 GL
Launch date	12 October 1999	1 August 1998
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	125 MHz	130 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	250 nm	250 nm
Texture fill rate	250.0 MTexel / s	260.0 MTexel / s
Transistor count	15 million	8 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x VGA	1x VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP 4x	AGP 4x
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	6.0	6.0
OpenGL	1.2	1.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 MB	16 MB
Memory bandwidth	1.144 GB / s	2.08 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	143 MHz	260 MHz
Memory type	SDR	DDR