GeForce2 GTS vs ATI Radeon DDR

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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
ArchitectureRage 6 (2000−2007)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameRage 6NV15 A5
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2000 (24 years ago)26 April 2000 (24 years 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 speed166 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors30 million25 million
Manufacturing process technology180 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate11.600
ROPs24
TMUs68

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 4xAGP 4x
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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount32 MB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed166 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth5.312 GB/s5.312 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 VGA1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX7.07.0
OpenGL1.31.2
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 180 nm 150 nm

GeForce2 GTS has a 20% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon DDR and GeForce2 GTS. We've got no test results to judge.


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