M3 vs GeForce 3 Go
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Rage 4 (1998−1999) |
| GPU code name | no data | M3 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2002 (22 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $387 | $12.90 |
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.
| Boost clock speed | 250 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 27 Million | 8 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce 3 Go and M3 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | medium sized | no 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 type | DDR | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 32 / 64 / 128 Bit | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DDR | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | no data | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 250 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce 3 Go and M3. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 3 Go is a notebook card while M3 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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