GeForce3 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking69not rated
Place by popularity46not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.13no data
Power efficiency13.42no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code nameGP102NV20 A5
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 March 2017 (7 years ago)27 February 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3584no data
Core clock speed1481 MHz200 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHzno data
Number of transistors11,800 million57 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature91 °Cno data
Texture fill rate354.41.600
Floating-point processing power11.34 TFLOPSno data
ROPs884
TMUs2248

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 3.0 x16AGP 4x
Length267 mm165 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5XSDR
Maximum RAM amount11 GB64 MB
Memory bus width352 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1376 MHz230 MHz
Memory bandwidth484.4 GB/s3.68 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x VGA, 1x DB13W3
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)8.0
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.51.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 1080 Ti 18567
+464075%
GeForce3 4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 March 2017 27 February 2001
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 150 nm

GTX 1080 Ti has an age advantage of 16 years, a 17500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 837.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and GeForce3. We've got no test results to judge.


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