Matrox Millennium G200 SD vs Riva 128ZX

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataG200 (1998−1999)
GPU code nameNV3Eclipse
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 February 1998 (26 years ago)1998 (26 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 speed100 MHz84 MHz
Number of transistors4 million10 million
Manufacturing process technology350 nm350 nm
Texture fill rate0.10.08
ROPs11
TMUs11

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).

InterfaceAGP 2xPCI
Lengthno data150 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 typeSDRSDR
Maximum RAM amount8 MB8 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed100 MHz112 MHz
Memory bandwidth1.6 GB/s896.0 MB/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 Connectors1x VGA1x DVI, 1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX5.05.0
OpenGL1.0None
OpenCLN/ANone
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


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