NVIDIA GeForce3 vs NVIDIA GeForce2 PRO

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce3 and NVIDIA GeForce2 PRO. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

NV20GPU NameNV15
NV20 A5Model numberGeForce2 PRO
KelvinArchitectureCelsius
TSMCFoundryTSMC
150 nmProcess Size150 nm
57 millionTransistors25 million
128 mm²Die Size88 mm²

Graphics Card

Feb 27th, 2001Release DateDec 5th, 2000
GeForce 3FamilyGeForce 2
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
499 USDLaunch Price329 USD
GeForce 2PredecessorGeForce 2 MX
AGP 4xBus InterfaceAGP 4x

Memory

64 MBMemory Size64 MB
DDRMemory TypeDDR
128 bitMemory Bus128 bit
7.360 GB/sBandwidth6.400 GB/s

Performance

800.0 MPixel/sPixel fillrate800.0 MPixel/s
1.600 GTexel/sTexture fillrate1.600 GTexel/s

Clock Speeds

230 MHz
460 Mbps effective
Memory Clock200 MHz
400 Mbps effective
200 MHzGPU Clock200 MHz

Render Config

8TMUs8
4ROPs4
4Pixel Shaders4
1Vertex ShadersN/A

Board Design

Single-slotSlot WidthSingle-slot
165 mm
6.5 inches
Length183 mm
7.2 inches
unknownThermal design power (TDP)unknown
200 WSuggested PSU200 W
1x VGA
1x DB13W3
Display Connectors1x VGA
NonePower ConnectorsNone

API support

8.1DirectX7.0
1.5OpenGL1.5
N/AOpenCLN/A
N/AVulkanN/A
1.1Pixel Shader0.5
1.1Vertex ShaderN/A