
GeForce3 and GeForce2 MX - video card comparison
Passmark - benchmark score GeForce3 vs GeForce2 MX
GeForce3
4
GeForce2 MX
2
GeForce3
GeForce2 MX
Architecture
Kelvin (2001−2003)
Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name
NV20 A5
NV11 A2
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
February 2001
June 2000
Interface
AGP 4x
AGP 4x
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Core clock speed
200 MHz
175 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
150 nm
180 nm
Number of transistors
57 million
20 million
Texture fill rate
1.600
0.7
Memory type
SDR
SDR
Maximum RAM amount
64 MB
32 MB
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
230 MHz
166 MHz
Memory bandwidth
3.68 GB/s
2.656 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