Riva TNT2 vs Riva 128

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	no data	Fahrenheit (1998−2000)
GPU code name	NV3	NV5
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 April 1997 (27 years ago)	12 October 1999 (25 years ago)

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 speed	100 MHz	125 MHz
Number of transistors	4 million	15 million
Manufacturing process technology	350 nm	250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	0.1	0.25
ROPs	1	2
TMUs	1	2

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 2x	AGP 4x
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	SDR	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	4 MB	16 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	100 MHz	150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1.6 GB/s	2.4 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 Connectors

1x VGA, 1x DB13W3

1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX	5.0	6.0
OpenGL	1.0	1.2
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 1997	12 October 1999
Maximum RAM amount	4 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	350 nm	250 nm

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