NVIDIA NV42: specs and benchmarks
Summary
This is a desktop graphics card based on a Curie architecture and made with 110 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market.
Primary Details
Some basic facts about NV42: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | |
| GPU code name | NV42 | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | no data | |
| Current price | $11.92 | of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB) |
Detailed Specifications
NV42's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of NV42's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Number of transistors | 198 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | of 4 (H100 PCIe) |
Supported GPU Technologies
Technological solutions and APIs supported by NV42. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| PureVideo HD | VP1 |
API Compatibility
APIs supported by NV42, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
| OpenCL | N/A | |
| Vulkan | N/A |
