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Riva TNT vs Riva TNT2

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Key Differences

  • No game was measured on every one of these cards on one shared test system, so there is no speed comparison to make.
  • Riva TNT2 has the most memory: 16 MB or 32 MB depending on board against 8 MB or 16 MB depending on board.
  • Riva TNT2 has the most memory bandwidth: About 2.4 GB/s on standard TNT2 against About 1.76 GB/s.
Spec Riva TNT Riva TNT2
Overview
Product name NVIDIA RIVA TNT NVIDIA RIVA TNT2
Architecture NV4 / RIVA TNT fixed function 2D, video, and 3D accelerator NV5 / RIVA TNT2 fixed function 2D, video, and 3D accelerator
Generation / family RIVA TNT Series RIVA TNT2 Series
GPU codename NV4 NV5
Launch date 1998-03-23 1999-03-15
Launch MSRP Board pricing varied by partner Board pricing varied by partner and variant
Market segment Consumer desktop 2D/3D graphics accelerator Consumer desktop 2D/3D graphics accelerator
Board type / entry type Reference GPU Reference GPU
GPU
Process node TSMC 350 nm class TSMC 250 nm class
Die size About 128 mm2 About 90 mm2
Transistor count About 7 million About 15 million
GPU chip NV4 NV5
SM / multiprocessor count 0 0
CUDA Cores 0 0
ROPs 2 2
TMUs 2 2
Clocks
Base / Core clock 90 MHz 125 MHz on standard TNT2 class boards
Boost clock 90 MHz 125 MHz
Memory clock 110 MHz class 150 MHz class on standard TNT2 boards
Memory
Memory size 8 MB or 16 MB depending on board 16 MB or 32 MB depending on board
Memory type SDRAM or SGRAM depending on board SDRAM
Memory bus width 128-bit 128-bit on standard TNT2
Memory bandwidth About 1.76 GB/s About 2.4 GB/s on standard TNT2
Bus / Interface
Bus interface AGP 2x or PCI depending on board AGP 4x, AGP 2x, or PCI depending on board
AGP / PCI / PCIe distinction AGP Legacy graphics interface. AGP Legacy graphics interface.
Power
TDP / TBP / board power Not consistently specified in public board data Not consistently specified in public board data
Recommended PSU 200 W 200 W
Power connectors None None
Slot width Single slot Single slot
Cooling type Passive heatsink was common, but heat can be a concern Passive or small active cooling depending on partner and variant
Display / Media
Display outputs 15-pin VGA on typical boards.
Some partner cards included TV-out. 		15-pin VGA on typical boards.
Some partner boards included TV-out or VIVO.
Features
DirectX support Direct3D 6.0 class Direct3D 6.0 class
OpenGL support OpenGL 1.2 class OpenGL 1.2 class
Vulkan support Not supported Not supported
CUDA support Not applicable Not applicable
Muted cells indicate unavailable, not applicable, or not directly comparable specifications.

Frame rates compare runs of the same game at the same quality preset on one test system. DLAA counts as native resolution, because it applies anti-aliasing at full render resolution rather than upscaling; DLSS and FSR upscaling are never counted as native. Where a capture named ray tracing without a readable on or off value, it is read as on.