NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64 vs NVIDIA GeForce 256 SDR

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64 and NVIDIA GeForce 256 SDR 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

NVIDIA GeForce 256 SDR

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64

Around 4% higher core clock speed: 125 MHz vs 120 MHz

Core clock speed	125 MHz vs 120 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 256 SDR

Around 92% higher texture fill rate: 480 MTexel / s vs 250.0 MTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 220 nm vs 250 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 32 MB vs 16 MB

Texture fill rate	480 MTexel / s vs 250.0 MTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	220 nm vs 250 nm
Maximum memory size	32 MB vs 16 MB

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64	NVIDIA GeForce 256 SDR
Essentials
Architecture	Fahrenheit	Celsius
Code name	NV5 B6	NV10 A3
Launch date	12 October 1999	11 October 1999
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	125 MHz	120 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	250 nm	220 nm
Texture fill rate	250.0 MTexel / s	480 MTexel / s
Transistor count	15 million	17 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	7.0
OpenGL	1.2	1.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 MB	32 MB
Memory bandwidth	1.144 GB / s	1.144 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	143 MHz	143 MHz
Memory type	SDR	SDR