Qualcomm Adreno 680 vs Riva 128

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	766
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
GPU code name	NV3	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 April 1997 (27 years ago)	6 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	$19.26	no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed	100 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	350 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	7 Watt
Texture fill rate	0.1	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Riva 128 and Qualcomm Adreno 680 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	AGP 2x	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	SDR	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 MB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	100 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	1.6 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	+

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 Connectors

1x VGA, 1x DB13W3

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	5.0	12
OpenGL	1.0	no data
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 1997	6 December 2018
Chip lithography	350 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	7 Watt

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