GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430 vs GeForce3

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1516not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureKelvin (2001−2003)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameNV20 A5C61
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date27 February 2001 (23 years ago)11 October 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

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.

Core clock speed200 MHz425 MHz
Number of transistors57 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology150 nm90 nm
Texture fill rate1.6000.43
ROPs41
TMUs81

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 4xPCI
Length165 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeSDRSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount64 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed230 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth3.68 GB/sno 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 VGA, 1x DB13W3No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.09.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.32.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 February 2001 11 October 2004
Chip lithography 150 nm 90 nm

6150 SE + nForce 430 has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce3 and GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430. We've got no test results to judge.


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