ATI RS880 vs GeForce 3 Go
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | no data | RS880 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2002 (22 years ago) | no data |
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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 40 |
| Boost clock speed | 250 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 27 Million | 181 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | no data |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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).
| 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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DDR | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.0 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 55 nm |
ATI RS880 has a 172.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 3 Go and RS880. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 3 Go is a notebook card while RS880 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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