NV43 A2 vs GameCube GPU

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 5 (2000)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameFlipperNV43 A2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 August 2000 (23 years ago)no data
Current price$60 no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed162 MHzno data
Number of transistors51 million146 million
Manufacturing process technology180 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data
Texture fill rate0.65no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceIGPno data
WidthIGPno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeSDRno data
Maximum RAM amount16 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed162 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth1.296 GB/sno data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

PureVideo HDno dataVP1

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX6.0+9.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLN/A2.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 180 nm 110 nm

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