i830MG Graphics vs GeForce 256 SDR

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)Generation 1.0 (1998−2002)
GPU code nameNV10 A3Almador
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 October 1999 (25 years ago)2002 (22 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed120 MHz100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data166 MHz
Number of transistors17 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology220 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate0.480.17
ROPs41
TMUs41

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xFSB
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSDRSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount32 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed143 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth1.144 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 Connectors1x VGAPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX7.07.0
OpenGL1.21.2
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 220 nm 150 nm

i830MG Graphics has a 46.7% more advanced lithography process.

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