Description of 3D-accelerated video card generations
Gen
Scene detail
Resolution
Texture quality (object detail)
Water quality
Price range (Euro)
1-2
Very few objects and very low detail objects
320x200
Very few objects may have textures, and textures are blurred
Opaque, monocolor, still
Out of market
3
Low detail on objects OR few objects
640x480
Objects may have textures, textures are somewhat blurred
Transparent, textured, still
Out of market
4
Medium detail
800x600
Objects may have textures, textures are pretty sharp
Transparent, reflective, animated
40-70
5
Medium-high detail
1024x768
Objects may have textures, textures are sharp
Transparent, reflective, animated, better visual quality
90-120
6
High detail
1280x960
Objects may have many different textures, textures are clear and sharp
Transparent, reflective, animated, photorealistic quality
200-800
Generations 1 and 2 are out of market for a long time.
Generation 3 can today be found only on auctions.
Generation 6 is today's the high-end.
For a more detailed list see below:
Gen
Producer
Tehnical details
Price range
(Euro)
3DFX
ATI
MATROX
nVIDIA
1
Voodoo
Voodoo 2
Voodoo Banshee
Rage
Rage Pro
G200
Riva 128
Rage
Riva 128zx TNT
no T&L
N/A
2
Voodoo 3
Voodoo 3 3500
Voodoo 5
Rage 128
Rage Fury
Rage Fury MAXX
G410
TNT2
TNT2 Ultra
no T&L
N/A
3
Radeon
G420
Geforce2 MX
Geforce 256
Geforce 4 MX 400/420
T&L
GPU:
120 - 200
Mem freq:
166 - 333
RAM:
32-64 MB
Bandwidth:
1.3 - 2.7
N/A
4
Radeon 7500
G440
Geforce 2 GTS
Geforce 2 PRO
Geforce 2 Ti
Geforce 3
Geforce 4 MX440/460
T&L
GPU:
175-300 Mhz
Mem freq:
332-400 Mhz
Ram:
32-64 MB (mostly 64)
Bandwidth:
5.8- 8.8 Gb/s
40-70
5
Radeon 8500
Radeon 9000
Radeon 9500
Parhelia
Geforce 4 Ti
Geforce FX 5200
T&L
GPU:
250-300 Mhz
Mem freq:
444-650 Mhz
Ram:
64-128 MB
Bandwidth:
7-10 Gb/s
90-120
6
Radeon 9600
Radeon 9700
Radeon 9800
Geforce FX
T&L
GPU:
400-475 Mhz
Mem freq:
800-950 Mhz
Ram:
128-256 MB
Bandwidth:
12-30 Gb/s
200-800
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