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NVIDIA GeForce 256 SDR

Graphics Processor
NV10
Pixel Shaders
4
Vertex Shaders
N/A
TMUs
4
ROPs
4
Memory Size
32 MB
Memory Type
SDR
Bus Width
64 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The GeForce 256 SDR was a graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on October 11th, 1999. Built on the 220 nm process, and based on the NV10 graphics processor, the card supports DirectX 7.0. Since GeForce 256 SDR does not support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12, it might not be able to run all the latest games. The NV10 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 139 mm² and 17 million transistors. It features 4 pixel shaders and 0 vertex shaders, 4 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. Due to the lack of unified shaders you will not be able to run recent games at all (which require unified shader/DX10+ support). NVIDIA has paired 32 MB SDR memory with the GeForce 256 SDR, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 120 MHz, memory is running at 143 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 256 SDR does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is not exactly known. Display outputs include: 1x VGA. GeForce 256 SDR is connected to the rest of the system using an AGP 4x interface.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
NV10
Architecture
Celsius
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
220 nm
Transistors
17 million
Density
122.3K / mm²
Die Size
139 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Oct 11th, 1999
Generation
GeForce 256
Predecessor
TNT2
Successor
GeForce 2
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
AGP 4x

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
120 MHz
Memory Clock
143 MHz

Memory

Memory Size
32 MB
Memory Type
SDR
Memory Bus
64 bit
Bandwidth
1.144 GB/s

Render Config

Pixel Shaders
4
Vertex Shaders
0
TMUs
4
ROPs
4

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
480.0 MPixel/s
Texture Rate
480.0 MTexel/s

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
TDP
unknown
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x VGA
Power Connectors
None

Graphics Features

DirectX
7.0
OpenGL
1.2
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
Pixel Shader
N/A
Vertex Shader
N/A

Card Notes

Memory Variant: 64MB

Retail boards based on this design (2)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
120 MHz 143 MHz
120 MHz 166 MHz 64 MB, 128 bit
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