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Riva TNT2 vs Riva TNT2 PRO

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Key Differences

  • Riva TNT2 PRO has more Memory size (32 MB vs 16 MB or 32 MB depending on board).
  • Riva TNT2 PRO has more Memory bandwidth (2.67 GB/s vs About 2.4 GB/s on standard TNT2).
  • Boost clock: Riva TNT2 has 125 MHz; Riva TNT2 PRO has 143 MHz.
  • Architecture: Riva TNT2 has NV5 / RIVA TNT2 fixed function 2D, video, and 3D accelerator; Riva TNT2 PRO has Fahrenheit.
  • Launch date: Riva TNT2 has 1999-03-15; Riva TNT2 PRO has 1999-10-12.
  • Memory type: Riva TNT2 has SDRAM; Riva TNT2 PRO has SDR.
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Spec Riva TNT2 Riva TNT2 PRO
Overview
Product name NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 NVIDIA Riva TNT2 PRO
Architecture NV5 / RIVA TNT2 fixed function 2D, video, and 3D accelerator Fahrenheit
Generation / family RIVA TNT2 Series RIVA TNT2 Series
GPU codename NV5 NV5
Launch date 1999-03-15 1999-10-12
Launch MSRP Board pricing varied by partner and variant Unknown
Market segment Consumer desktop 2D/3D graphics accelerator Desktop in RIVA TNT2 Series
Board type / entry type Reference GPU Reference GPU
GPU
Process node TSMC 250 nm class TSMC 250 nm
Die size About 90 mm2 63 mm²
Transistor count About 15 million 0.01 billion
GPU chip NV5 NV5
SM / multiprocessor count 0 0
CUDA Cores 0 0
ROPs 2 2
TMUs 2 2
Clocks
Base / Core clock 125 MHz on standard TNT2 class boards 143 MHz
Boost clock 125 MHz 143 MHz
Memory clock 150 MHz class on standard TNT2 boards 167 MHz
Memory
Memory size 16 MB or 32 MB depending on board 32 MB
Memory type SDRAM SDR
Memory bus width 128-bit on standard TNT2 128-bit
Memory bandwidth About 2.4 GB/s on standard TNT2 2.67 GB/s
Bus / Interface
Bus interface AGP 4x, AGP 2x, or PCI depending on board AGP 4x
AGP / PCI / PCIe distinction AGP Legacy graphics interface. AGP Legacy graphics interface.
Power
TDP / TBP / board power Not consistently specified in public board data Unknown
Recommended PSU 200 W 200 W
Power connectors None None
Slot width Single slot Single-slot
Cooling type Passive or small active cooling depending on partner and variant Unknown
Display / Media
Display outputs 15-pin VGA on typical boards.
Some partner boards included TV-out or VIVO. 		1x VGA
Features
DirectX support Direct3D 6.0 class DirectX 6.0
OpenGL support OpenGL 1.2 class OpenGL 1.2
Vulkan support Not supported Unknown
CUDA support Not applicable Unknown

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