GeForce3

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GeForce3 is a third-generation NVIDIA graphics card series known for introducing programmable shaders and significantly advancing consumer 3D graphics performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NVIDIA GPU family
graphics processing unit series
announcementEvent Macworld Conference & Expo 2001 NERFINISHED
apiSupport DirectX 8.0 NERFINISHED
OpenGL 1.3 (and later revisions via drivers)
architecture NV20 NERFINISHED
brand GeForce NERFINISHED
codename NV20 NERFINISHED
companyCountry United States NERFINISHED
contributedTo advancement of consumer 3D graphics performance
coreClockRange approximately 175–240 MHz depending on model
developer NVIDIA NERFINISHED
fabricationProcess 150 nm
generation third-generation GeForce
interface AGP 4X
introducedGeneration first mass-market GPU with fully programmable shaders
launchDate February 2001
manufacturer NVIDIA NERFINISHED
marketSegment consumer desktop graphics
enthusiast graphics
memoryBusWidth 128-bit
memoryClockRange approximately 400–550 MHz effective DDR depending on model
memoryTypeSupport DDR SDRAM
notableFeature Lightspeed Memory Architecture NERFINISHED
Quincunx anti-aliasing NERFINISHED
hardware transform and lighting
nFinite FX engine NERFINISHED
programmable pixel shaders
programmable shaders
programmable vertex shaders
notableGamePartnership Microsoft Xbox development (technology influence) GENERATED
notableModel GeForce3 (original) NERFINISHED
GeForce3 Ti 200 NERFINISHED
GeForce3 Ti 500 NERFINISHED
pipelineConfiguration 2 texture units per pipeline
4 pixel pipelines
predecessor GeForce2 NERFINISHED
shaderModelSupport DirectX 8.0 programmable shaders
successor GeForce4 Ti NERFINISHED
supportsFeature AGP 4X interface
anisotropic filtering
cube environment mapping
hardware anti-aliasing
multisample anti-aliasing
shadow buffers
texture compression
usedIn Apple Power Mac G4 (certain configurations) NERFINISHED
desktop PCs

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