NVIDIA GeForce3

by Anand Lal Shimpi on March 22, 2001 9:00 AM EST

OpenGL Performance - Serious Sam Test 2

At 640 x 480, the performance difference is nonexistant at best. Remember, at this low of a resolution, the only real limitations are related to your CPU, platform and video drivers.

In our Kyro II Review, the $149 Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 embarrassed the GeForce2 Ultra by coming in with higher performance than it at 1024 x 768 x 32. While the GeForce3 is no less than 3.5x the cost of the Kyro II based 3D Prophet 4500, it is able to beat the card by a few fps.

In comparison to the Ultra, the GeForce3 is 11% faster. Not bad, once again, considering that it doesn't have any more memory bandwidth than the Ultra.

As the resolution increases, the GeForce3's efficiencies are even more pronounced as it is able to offer 30% higher performance than the GeForce2 Ultra.

Real-World Fillrate FSAA/HRAA Performance - Serious Sam Test 2
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