GeForce3 vs ATI Radeon 9700

Place in the ranking	1502	1584
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.27	no data
Architecture	Rage 8 (2002−2007)	Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code name	R300	NV20 A5
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 July 2002 (23 years ago)	27 February 2001 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

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

Core clock speed	275 MHz	200 MHz
Number of transistors	110 million	57 million
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	2.200	1.600
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	8	8

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).

Interface	AGP 8x	AGP 4x
Length	no data	165 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	Floppy	None

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	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	64 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	270 MHz	230 MHz
Memory bandwidth	17.28 GB/s	3.68 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

1x VGA, 1x DB13W3

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	9.0 (9_0)	8.0
OpenGL	2.0	1.3
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

ATI 9700 0.13
+1200%

GeForce3 0.01

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI 9700 53
+1225%

Samples: 10

GeForce3 4
Samples: 4