NVIDIA GeForce2 Pro

16-bit vs 32-bit Performance

At 1024x768, the 16-bit performance gained by the GeForce2 Pro is very similar to the performance gained by the GeForce2 MX when going from 32-bit color to 16-bit color. In the case of the GeForce2 Pro, one can expect a 23% performance increase when going from 32-bit to 16-bit color at 1024x768. This is less than the 44% increase in performance that the GeForce2 MX experiences, but the raw speed of the GeForce2 Pro makes up for its sub par 16-bit vs 32-bit performance.

At 1600x1200 both the GeForce2 Pro and the GeForce2 MX scale similarly when decreasing color depth. In the case of the GeForce2 Pro, one can expect a 61% performance increase while in the case of the GeForce2 MX one can expect a 71% performance increase. These large performance increases could become very important in the future as they could mean the difference between decreasing color depth or having to switch revolutions.