Riva TNT2 vs Radeon R6 M255DX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R6 M255DX with Riva TNT2, including specs and performance data.

R6 M255DX
2014
1.45
+14400%

R6 M255DX outperforms Riva TNT2 by a whopping 14400% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10361592
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Fahrenheit (1998−2000)
GPU code nameJetNV5
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2014 (12 years ago)12 October 1999 (26 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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores320no data
Core clock speed780 MHz125 MHz
Boost clock speed855 MHzno data
Number of transistors690 million15 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm250 nm
Texture fill rate17.100.25
Floating-point processing power0.5472 TFLOPSno data
ROPs82
TMUs202
L1 Cache80 KBno data
L2 Cache128 KBno data

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceIGPAGP 4x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedSDR
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared16 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared150 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data2.4 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x VGA
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)6.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.61.2
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

Synthetic benchmarks

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

R6 M255DX 1.45
+14400%
Riva TNT2 0.01

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.

R6 M255DX 605
+20067%
Samples: 11
Riva TNT2 3
Samples: 24

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD11-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Resident Evil 4 Remake 1−2 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Fortnite 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11 0−1
Valorant 35−40 0−1

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 18−20 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Fortnite 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8 0−1
Valorant 35−40 0−1

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 18−20 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8 0−1
Valorant 35−40 0−1

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 5−6 0−1

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−11 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16 0−1
Valorant 6−7 0−1

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 0−1
Valorant 7−8 0−1

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 0.01
Recency 7 January 2014 12 October 1999
Chip lithography 28 nm 250 nm

R6 M255DX has a 14400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 793% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R6 M255DX is our recommended choice as it beats the Riva TNT2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R6 M255DX is a notebook graphics card while Riva TNT2 is a desktop one.

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