GeForce2 Ultra vs GeForce 9300 GS

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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
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameG98NV15 A4
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 June 2008 (16 years ago)14 August 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59.95 $499

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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8no data
Core clock speed567 MHz250 MHz
Number of transistors210 million25 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm180 nm
Texture fill rate4.5362.000
Floating-point processing power0.0224 TFLOPSno data
ROPs44
TMUs88

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 4x
Lengthno data183 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 typeDDR2DDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB64 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed333 MHz230 MHz
Memory bandwidth5.328 GB/s7.36 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)7.0
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.31.2
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.



Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

9300 GS 102
+1600%
GeForce2 Ultra 6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2008 14 August 2000
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 64 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 180 nm

9300 GS has an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 176.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9300 GS and GeForce2 Ultra. We've got no test results to judge.


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