Nvidia · 2001
GeForce3
The GeForce3 is a graphics card by Nvidia, released in 2001, based on the Kelvin architecture and NV20 GPU.
The GeForce3 is a graphics card by Nvidia, released on February 27, 2001. It is built on the Kelvin architecture with the NV20 GPU on a 150 nm process. The card features 4 shading units, a base clock of 200 MHz, and 0.064 GB of DDR memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 7.36 GB/s. It has a TDP of 29 W and supports AGP 4x and PCI bus interfaces. The GeForce3 supports DirectX 8.0 and OpenGL 1.3. It succeeded the GeForce 2 and was succeeded by the GeForce 4 Ti.
Specifications
| Architecture unverified | Kelvin |
|---|---|
| GPU chip unverified | NV20 |
| Process node unverified | 150 nm |
| Shading units unverified | 4 |
| Base clock unverified | 200 MHz |
| Memory size unverified | 0.064 GB |
| Memory type unverified | DDR |
| Memory bus unverified | 128 bit |
| Memory bandwidth unverified | 7.36 GB/s |
| Board power (TDP) unverified | 29 W |
| Bus interface unverified | AGP 4x, PCI |
| DirectX support unverified | 8.0 |
| OpenGL support unverified | 1.3 |
| Release date unverified | 2001-02-27 |
| Release year unverified | 2001 |
| Successor unverified | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Predecessor unverified | GeForce 2 |