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NVIDIA GeForce3

Graphics Processor
NV20
Pixel Shaders
4
Vertex Shaders
1
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
Memory Size
64 MB
Memory Type
DDR
Bus Width
128 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The GeForce3 was a high-end graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on February 27th, 2001. Built on the 150 nm process, and based on the NV20 graphics processor, in its NV20 A5 variant, the card supports DirectX 8.1. Since GeForce3 does not support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12, it might not be able to run all the latest games. The NV20 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 128 mm² and 57 million transistors. It features 4 pixel shaders and 1 vertex shader 8 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 64 MB DDR memory with the GeForce3, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 200 MHz, memory is running at 230 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce3 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is not exactly known. Display outputs include: 1x VGA, 1x DB13W3. GeForce3 is connected to the rest of the system using an AGP 4x interface. The card measures 165 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 499 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
NV20
GPU Variant
NV20 A5
Architecture
Kelvin
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
150 nm
Transistors
57 million
Density
445.3K / mm²
Die Size
128 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Feb 27th, 2001
Generation
GeForce 3
Predecessor
GeForce 2
Successor
GeForce 4 MX
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
499 USD
Bus Interface
AGP 4x

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
200 MHz
Memory Clock
230 MHz
460 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
64 MB
Memory Type
DDR
Memory Bus
128 bit
Bandwidth
7.360 GB/s

Render Config

Pixel Shaders
4
Vertex Shaders
1
TMUs
8
ROPs
4

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
800.0 MPixel/s
Vertex Rate
50.00 MVertices/s
Texture Rate
1.600 GTexel/s

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
Length
165 mm
6.5 inches
TDP
unknown
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x VGA
1x DB13W3
Power Connectors
None

Graphics Features

DirectX
8.1
OpenGL
1.5
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
Pixel Shader
1.1
Vertex Shader
1.1

NV20 GPU Notes

Latest Drivers:
Windows NT 4:
ForceWare Release 77.56
ForceWare Release 77.72 Desktop

Windows 95 / 98 / ME:
ForceWare Release 81.98

Windows 2000 / XP:
ForceWare Release 91.36 / 93.81 Beta
ForceWare Release 93.71 / 93.81 Beta Desktop

Retail boards based on this design (1)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
200 MHz 230 MHz 1x VGA
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