NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV10 | GA102 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Celsius | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 220 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 17 million | 28,300 million |
| Die size | 139 mm² | 628 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | GA102-200-KD-A1 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 23rd, 1999 | Sep 1st, 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 256 | GeForce 30 |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Interface | AGP 4x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | TNT2 | GeForce 20 |
| Successor | GeForce 2 | — |
| Launch price | — | 699 USD |
| gpu.details.availability | — | Sep 17th, 2020 |
| Current price | — | Amazon / Newegg |
| Reviews | — | 99 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 120 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 150 MHz 300 Mbps effective | 1188 MHz 19 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1440 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1710 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 32 MB | 10 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR6X |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 320 bit |
| Bandwidth | 4.800 GB/s | 760.3 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 0 | — |
| TMUs | 4 | 272 |
| ROPs | 4 | 96 |
| Shading units | — | 8704 |
| SM count | — | 68 |
| Tensor cores | — | 272 |
| RT cores | — | 68 |
| Cache L1 | — | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | — | 5 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 480.0 MPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 480.0 MTexel/s | 465.1 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 29.77 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 29.77 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 465.1 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 320 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 700 W |
| Outputs | 1x VGA | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 12-pin |
| Length | — | 285 mm 11.2 inches |
| Board number | — | PG132 SKU 30 |
| Width | — | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | — | 40 mm 1.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 7.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | — | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| Pixel shader | — | — |
| Vertex shader | — | — |
| CUDA | — | 8.6 |
| Shader model | — | 6.6 |
