NVIDIA · 1999
NVIDIA Vanta
The NVIDIA Vanta is a budget graphics card released in 1999, based on the Riva TNT2 architecture.
The NVIDIA Vanta is a budget-oriented graphics card released on March 22, 1999. It is based on the Riva TNT2 architecture and uses the NV5 (NV6) GPU chip manufactured on a 250 nm process. The card operates at a base clock of 100 MHz and features 0.008 GB (8 MB) of SDR memory on a 64-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 1.0 GB/s. It supports DirectX 6.0 and OpenGL 1.2. The Vanta was designed as a lower-cost alternative to the mainstream Riva TNT2 series, targeting entry-level systems.
Specifications
| Architecture unverified | Riva TNT2 |
|---|---|
| GPU chip unverified | NV5 (NV6) |
| Process node unverified | 250 nm |
| Base clock unverified | 100 MHz |
| Memory size unverified | 0.008 GB |
| Memory type unverified | SDR |
| Memory bus unverified | 64 bit |
| Memory bandwidth unverified | 1.0 GB/s |
| DirectX support unverified | 6.0 |
| OpenGL support unverified | 1.2 |
| Release date unverified | 1999-03-22 |
| Release year unverified | 1999 |