XGI Volari V3 vs GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE

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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
ArchitectureKelvin (2001−2003)XG4 (2003−2005)
GPU code nameNV28 A2XG42
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 February 2003 (21 year ago)15 September 2003 (21 year ago)

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 speed275 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors36 million25 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm130 nm
Texture fill rate2.2000.8
ROPs42
TMUs84

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 8xAGP 8x
Length216 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
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 typeSDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed275 MHz200 MHz
Memory bandwidth4.4 GB/s6.4 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 VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.18.1
OpenGL1.31.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 February 2003 15 September 2003
Chip lithography 150 nm 130 nm

XGI Volari V3 has an age advantage of 6 months, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE and XGI Volari V3. We've got no test results to judge.


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