GeForce3 and GeForce2 Ultra - video card comparison
Passmark - benchmark score GeForce3 vs GeForce2 Ultra
GeForce3
4
GeForce2 Ultra
6
GeForce3
GeForce2 Ultra
Architecture
Kelvin (2001−2003)
Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name
NV20 A5
NV15 A4
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
February 2001
August 2000
Interface
AGP 4x
AGP 4x
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Core clock speed
200 MHz
250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
150 nm
180 nm
Number of transistors
57 million
25 million
Texture fill rate
1.600
2.000
Memory type
SDR
DDR
Maximum RAM amount
64 MB
64 MB
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
230 MHz
460 MHz
Memory bandwidth
3.68 GB/s
7.36 GB/s
Display Connectors
1x VGA, 1x DB13W3
1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
DirectX
8.0
7.0
OpenCL
N/A
N/A
OpenGL
1.3
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A