GeForce 256 SDR and Riva TNT2 - video card comparison
GeForce 256 SDR
Riva TNT2
Architecture
Celsius (1999−2005)
Fahrenheit (1998−2000)
GPU code name
NV10 A3
NV5
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
October 1999
October 1999
Interface
AGP 4x
AGP 4x
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Core clock speed
120 MHz
125 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
220 nm
250 nm
Number of transistors
17 million
15 million
Texture fill rate
0.48
0.25
Memory type
SDR
SDR
Maximum RAM amount
32 MB
16 MB
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
143 MHz
150 MHz
Memory bandwidth
1.144 GB/s
2.4 GB/s
Display Connectors
1x VGA
1x VGA
DirectX
7.0
6.0
OpenCL
N/A
N/A
OpenGL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A