GeForce 256 SDR and Riva 128 - video card comparison
GeForce 256 SDR
Riva 128
Architecture
Celsius (1999−2005)
-
GPU code name
NV10 A3
NV3
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
October 1999
April 1997
Interface
AGP 4x
AGP 2x
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Core clock speed
120 MHz
100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
220 nm
350 nm
Number of transistors
17 million
4 million
Power consumption (TDP)
-
4 Watt
Texture fill rate
0.48
0.1
Memory type
SDR
SDR
Maximum RAM amount
32 MB
4 MB
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
143 MHz
100 MHz
Memory bandwidth
1.144 GB/s
1.6 GB/s
Display Connectors
1x VGA
1x VGA, 1x DB13W3
DirectX
7.0
5.0
OpenCL
N/A
N/A
OpenGL
1.2
1.0
Vulkan
N/A
N/A