GeForce3 vs ATI Radeon X300 SE

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot rated1516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code nameRV370NV20 A5
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 September 2004 (20 years ago)27 February 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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.

Core clock speed325 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors107 million57 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Wattno data
Texture fill rate1.3001.600
ROPs44
TMUs48

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16AGP 4x
Lengthno data165 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDRSDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB64 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz230 MHz
Memory bandwidth3.2 GB/s3.68 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x VGA, 1x DB13W3

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.08.0
OpenGL2.01.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2004 27 February 2001
Chip lithography 110 nm 150 nm

ATI X300 SE has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 36.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon X300 SE and GeForce3. We've got no test results to judge.


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