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NVIDIA GeForce2 PRO

Graphics Processor
NV15
Pixel Shaders
4
Vertex Shaders
N/A
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
Memory Size
64 MB
Memory Type
DDR
Bus Width
128 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The GeForce2 PRO was a performance-segment graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on December 5th, 2000. Built on the 180 nm process, and based on the NV15 graphics processor, in its GeForce2 PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 7.0. Since GeForce2 PRO does not support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12, it might not be able to run all the latest games. The NV15 graphics processor is a relatively small chip with a die area of only 88 mm² and 25 million transistors. It features 4 pixel shaders and 0 vertex shaders, 8 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. Due to the lack of unified shaders you will not be able to run recent games at all (which require unified shader/DX10+ support). NVIDIA has paired 64 MB DDR memory with the GeForce2 PRO, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 200 MHz, memory is running at 200 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce2 PRO does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is not exactly known. Display outputs include: 1x VGA. GeForce2 PRO is connected to the rest of the system using an AGP 4x interface. The card measures 183 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 329 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
NV15
GPU Variant
GeForce2 PRO
Architecture
Celsius
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
180 nm
Transistors
25 million
Density
284.1K / mm²
Die Size
88 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Dec 5th, 2000
Generation
GeForce 2
Predecessor
GeForce 2 MX
Successor
GeForce 3
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
329 USD
Bus Interface
AGP 4x

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
200 MHz
Memory Clock
200 MHz
400 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
64 MB
Memory Type
DDR
Memory Bus
128 bit
Bandwidth
6.400 GB/s

Render Config

Pixel Shaders
4
Vertex Shaders
0
TMUs
8
ROPs
4

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
800.0 MPixel/s
Texture Rate
1.600 GTexel/s

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
Length
183 mm
7.2 inches
TDP
unknown
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x VGA
Power Connectors
None

Graphics Features

DirectX
7.0
OpenGL
1.5
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
Pixel Shader
0.5
Vertex Shader
N/A

NV15 GPU Notes

Latest Drivers:
Windows NT 4:
ForceWare Release 71.84

Windows 95 / 98 / ME:
ForceWare Release 71.84 Desktop
ForceWare Release 81.98

Windows 2000 / XP
ForceWare Release 71.84 / 93.81 Beta
ForceWare Release 93.71 Desktop

Retail boards based on this design (2)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
200 MHz 200 MHz
200 MHz 200 MHz
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