GeForce3 vs ATI Radeon HD 4770

Place in the ranking	916	1584
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.32	no data
Power efficiency	2.09	no data
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code name	RV740	NV20 A5
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 April 2009 (17 years ago)	27 February 2001 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

ATI HD 4770 and GeForce3 have a nearly equal value for money.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	640	no data
Core clock speed	750 MHz	200 MHz
Number of transistors	826 million	57 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	24.00	1.600
Floating-point processing power	0.96 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	32	8
L1 Cache	128 KB	no data
L2 Cache	128 KB	no data

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	PCIe 2.0 x16	AGP 4x
Length	203 mm	165 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR5	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	64 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	230 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 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

2x DVI, 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	10.1 (10_1)	8.0
Shader Model	4.1	no data
OpenGL	3.3	1.3
OpenCL	1.1	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 HD 4770 2.17
+21600%

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 HD 4770 908
+22600%

Samples: 417

GeForce3 4
Samples: 4

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.17	0.01
Recency	28 April 2009	27 February 2001
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	150 nm

ATI HD 4770 has a 21600% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 4770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce3 in performance tests.