GeForce3 and GeForce2 GTS - video card comparison
GeForce3
GeForce2 GTS
Architecture
Kelvin (2001−2003)
Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name
NV20 A5
NV15 A5
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
February 2001
April 2000
Interface
AGP 4x
AGP 4x
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Core clock speed
200 MHz
200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
150 nm
150 nm
Number of transistors
57 million
25 million
Texture fill rate
1.600
1.600
Memory type
SDR
DDR
Maximum RAM amount
64 MB
32 MB
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
230 MHz
332 MHz
Memory bandwidth
3.68 GB/s
5.312 GB/s
Display Connectors
1x VGA, 1x DB13W3
1x VGA
DirectX
8.0
7.0
OpenCL
N/A
N/A
OpenGL
1.3
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A