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NVIDIA GeForce3

The NVIDIA GeForce3 is a graphics card released on February 27, 2001. It has 64 MB of DDR memory on a 128-bit bus, 7.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth and a boost clock of 200 MHz. It scores 5 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 8 and OpenGL 1.13.

NV20

6/10 key specs recorded · 22 facts

Depth: 29 recorded fields

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 6 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

n/a

Memory

64 MB

DDR · 128-bit

Boost clock

n/a

200 MHz base

Board power

n/a

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce3 scores 5 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,762), measured across 4 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 120.

PassMark G3D Mark

Rank #2,762
Faster than 3% of 2,658 GPUs
4 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface AGP 4x,PCI

Max memory 64 MB

Core clock 200 MHz

Memory clock 460 MHz

DirectX 8

OpenGL 1.13

First benchmarked 2009-04-07

Samples 4

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce3 states the AGP 4x,PCI interface, up to 64 MB of memory, a core clock of 200 MHz, DirectX 8 and OpenGL 1.13, first benchmarked on 2009-04-07. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce3 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200, NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 500, NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Not recorded

Codename NV20

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors 57 M

Die size 128 mm²

The NVIDIA GeForce3 uses the NV20 graphics processor, contains 57 million transistors and has a die size of 128 mm².

Clock speeds

Base clock 200 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce3 runs at a base clock of 200 MHz.

Memory

Size 64 MB

Type DDR

Bus width 128-bit

Bandwidth 7.4 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce3 is equipped with 64 MB of DDR memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 7.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce3 it connects over AGP 4x,PCI.

Board power (TDP) Not recorded

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface AGP 4x,PCI

Market

Launched February 27, 2001

Launch price $449

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce

The NVIDIA GeForce3 was released on February 27, 2001 and launched at a price of $449.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 5

PassMark G2D 120

Rank #2,762

Samples 4

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce3 supports DirectX 8 and OpenGL 1.13.

DirectX 8 (stated by PassMark)

OpenGL 1.13 (stated by PassMark)

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce3. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce3. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce3.