NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64 vs NVIDIA Riva TNT2 Ultra

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64 and NVIDIA Riva TNT2 Ultra 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 Riva TNT2 Ultra

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later

Launch date	12 October 1999 vs 15 March 1999

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Riva TNT2 Ultra

Around 20% higher core clock speed: 150 MHz vs 125 MHz
Around 20% higher texture fill rate: 300.0 MTexel / s vs 250.0 MTexel / s
2x more maximum memory size: 32 MB vs 16 MB
Around 28% higher memory clock speed: 183 MHz vs 143 MHz

Core clock speed	150 MHz vs 125 MHz
Texture fill rate	300.0 MTexel / s vs 250.0 MTexel / s
Maximum memory size	32 MB vs 16 MB
Memory clock speed	183 MHz vs 143 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Riva TNT2 M64	NVIDIA Riva TNT2 Ultra
Essentials
Architecture	Fahrenheit	Fahrenheit
Code name	NV5 B6	NV5 B5
Launch date	12 October 1999	15 March 1999
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$299
Technical info
Core clock speed	125 MHz	150 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	250 nm	250 nm
Texture fill rate	250.0 MTexel / s	300.0 MTexel / s
Transistor count	15 million	15 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x VGA	1x VGA, 2x S-Video
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	32 MB
Memory bandwidth	1.144 GB / s	2.928 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	143 MHz	183 MHz
Memory type	SDR	SDR