NVIDIA Vanta LT vs NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Vanta LT and NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR

  • Around 14% higher core clock speed: 120 MHz vs 105 MHz
  • 2.3x more texture fill rate: 480 MTexel / s vs 210.0 MTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 220 nm vs 250 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 MB vs 8 MB
  • 3x more memory clock speed: 300 MHz vs 100 MHz
Core clock speed 120 MHz vs 105 MHz
Texture fill rate 480 MTexel / s vs 210.0 MTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 220 nm vs 250 nm
Maximum memory size 32 MB vs 8 MB
Memory clock speed 300 MHz vs 100 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Vanta LT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR

Name NVIDIA Vanta LT NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR
PassMark - G2D Mark 201
PassMark - G3D Mark 5

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Vanta LT NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR

Essentials

Architecture Fahrenheit Celsius
Code name NV5 B5 NV10 A3
Launch date 1 March 2000 1 February 2000
Place in performance rating not rated 882
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 105 MHz 120 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 250 nm 220 nm
Texture fill rate 210.0 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 2x AGP 4x
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 6.0 7.0
OpenGL 1.2 1.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 MB 32 MB
Memory bandwidth 800 MB / s 4.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 100 MHz 300 MHz
Memory type SDR DDR

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