Summary
NVIDIA released the GeForce3 in 2001. This graphics card features the NV20 GPU, manufactured on a 150nm process. It comes equipped with 64 MB DDR(TSOP) memory on a 128-bit interface, delivering up to 7.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at 200 MHz with a theoretical compute performance of ? MFLOPS. The card connects via AGP4X and requires no external power. It supports DX8.
Performance
GPU Clock
200 MHz
Memory Clock
460(230)
Shader Performance
? MFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
800 MP/s
Texel Fillrate
1600 MT/s
Memory
Memory Size
64 MB
Bus Width
128-bit
Memory Type
DDR(TSOP)
Max Bandwidth
7360 MB/s
Architecture
GPU Chip
NV20
Core Config
4 PP; 8 TMU; 4 ROP
Vertex Processors
1
Process Size
150nm
Transistors
57m
Compatibility
DirectX
DX8
Bus Slot
AGP4X
External Power
no
Release
Release Year
2001
Launch Price
Enthusiast
Performance to Price
Worse
Better
Performance Comparison
Shader Performance (MFLOPS)
Memory Bandwidth (MB/s)
Notes
First to support DX8, and programmable shader units.