VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8 vs NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra

Comparative analysis of VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8 and NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8

NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra

Differences

Reasons to consider the VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later

Launch date	1 January 2001 vs 14 August 2000

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra

Name	VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8	NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra
PassMark - G2D Mark		147
PassMark - G3D Mark		6

Compare specifications (specs)

	VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8	NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra
Essentials
Launch date	1 January 2001	14 August 2000
Place in performance rating	not rated	1152
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture		Celsius
Code name		NV15 A4
Launch price (MSRP)		$499
Technical info
Boost clock speed	121 MHz
Core clock speed		250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology		180 nm
Texture fill rate		2 GTexel / s
Transistor count		25 million
Memory
Shared memory	yes
Maximum RAM amount		64 MB
Memory bandwidth		7.36 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		460 MHz
Memory type		DDR
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		AGP 4x
Length		183 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX		7.0
OpenGL		1.2