NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra vs NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV15 | NV28 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GeForce2 Ultra | NV28GL A2 |
| Architecture | Celsius | Kelvin |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 25 million | 36 million |
| Die size | 88 mm² | 101 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 14th, 2000 | Nov 12th, 2002 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 2 | Quadro4 XGL |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 499 USD | — |
| Interface | AGP 4x | AGP 8x |
| Predecessor | GeForce 2 MX | — |
| Successor | GeForce 3 | — |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 250 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 230 MHz 460 Mbps effective | 325 MHz 650 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 7.360 GB/s | 10.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 0 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.000 GPixel/s | 1.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 2.000 GTexel/s | 2.400 GTexel/s |
| Vertex rate | — | 150.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 183 mm 7.2 inches | — |
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 7.0 | 8.1 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Vertex shader | — | 1.1 |
