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STG-2000 vs NV1

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Key Differences

  • NV1 has more Memory size (1 MB, 2 MB, or 4 MB depending on board vs 1 MB).
  • NV1 has more Memory bandwidth (About 0.4 to 0.48 GB/s vs 0.4 GB/s).
  • TDP / TBP / board power: STG-2000 has 2 W; NV1 has About 2 W class.
  • Architecture: STG-2000 has NV1; NV1 has NV1, quadratic texture mapping multimedia accelerator.
  • Launch date: STG-2000 has 1995-09-30; NV1 has 1995-05-22.
  • Memory type: STG-2000 has FPM; NV1 has FPM DRAM, EDO DRAM, or VRAM depending on board.
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Muted cells indicate unavailable, not applicable, or not directly comparable specifications.
Spec STG-2000 NV1
Overview
Product name NVIDIA STG-2000 NVIDIA NV1 / SGS-Thomson STG2000
Architecture NV1 NV1, quadratic texture mapping multimedia accelerator
Generation / family NV1 Series NV1 Series
GPU codename NV1 NV1
Launch date 1995-09-30 1995-05-22
Launch MSRP Unknown Diamond Edge 3D boards were listed around $259 to $315 depending on model
Market segment Desktop in NV1 Series Consumer PCI multimedia accelerator, early 3D, audio, video, and controller support
Board type / entry type Reference GPU Reference GPU
GPU
Process node ST 500 nm SGS-Thomson 500 nm class
Die size 135 mm² About 90 mm2
Transistor count 1 million About 1 million
GPU chip NV1 NV1 / STG2000
SM / multiprocessor count 0 0
CUDA Cores 0 0
ROPs 1 1
TMUs 1 1
Clocks
Base / Core clock 75 MHz 75 MHz graphics core class
Boost clock 75 MHz 75 MHz
Memory clock 50 MHz 50 to 60 MHz class
Memory
Memory size 1 MB 1 MB, 2 MB, or 4 MB depending on board
Memory type FPM FPM DRAM, EDO DRAM, or VRAM depending on board
Memory bus width 64-bit 64-bit
Memory bandwidth 0.4 GB/s About 0.4 to 0.48 GB/s
Bus / Interface
Bus interface PCI PCI
AGP / PCI / PCIe distinction PCI Legacy graphics interface. PCI Legacy graphics interface.
Power
TDP / TBP / board power 2 W About 2 W class
Recommended PSU 200 W 200 W
Power connectors None None
Slot width Single-slot, 168 mm length Single slot
Cooling type Unknown Passive or bare package on many boards
Display / Media
Display outputs 1x VGA, 1x DB13W3 15-pin VGA on Diamond Edge 3D boards.
Some boards also exposed audio jacks and a proprietary game controller port.
Features
DirectX support DirectX 1.0 Direct3D compatibility was limited because NV1 targeted quadratic primitives rather than the triangle based Direct3D direction
OpenGL support Unknown Not a normal OpenGL accelerator
Vulkan support Unknown Not supported
CUDA support Unknown Not applicable

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