NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR vs ATI Fire GL3

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR and ATI Fire GL3. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

NV10GPU NameGT1000
CelsiusArchitectureIBM
TSMCFoundryIBM
220 nmProcess Size180 nm
17 millionTransistorsunknown
139 mm²Die Size100 mm²

Graphics Card

Dec 23rd, 1999Release DateJun 1st, 2000
GeForce 256FamilyFire GL
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
AGP 4xBus InterfaceAGP 4x

Memory

32 MBMemory Size128 MB
DDRMemory TypeDDR
128 bitMemory Bus256 bit
4.800 GB/sBandwidth8.000 GB/s

Performance

480.0 MPixel/sPixel fillrate120.0 MPixel/s
480.0 MTexel/sTexture fillrate480.0 MTexel/s

Clock Speeds

150 MHz
300 Mbps effective
Memory Clock125 MHz
250 Mbps effective
120 MHzGPU Clock120 MHz

Render Config

4TMUs4
4ROPs1
4Pixel Shaders2
N/AVertex Shaders1

Board Design

Single-slotSlot WidthSingle-slot
unknownThermal design power (TDP)unknown
200 WSuggested PSU200 W
1x VGADisplay Connectors1x DVI
1x VGA
1x S-Video
NonePower ConnectorsNone

API support

7.0DirectX6.0
1.2OpenGL1.2
N/AOpenCLN/A
N/AVulkanN/A
N/APixel ShaderN/A
N/AVertex ShaderN/A