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GeForce 3 Ti 500
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GeForce 3 Ti 500 — Benchmarks & Specs

$349 MSRP2001
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GeForce 3 Ti 500 is pre-2012 retro hardware — Amazon rarely stocks active listings; the used/refurbished market lives on eBay.

The GeForce 3 Ti 500 is a graphics card from the GeForce 3 family released in 2001 from NVIDIA. It launched with a $349 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current Amazon listings. Data on this page draws on 10 synthetic benchmark results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the GeForce 3 Ti 500, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

3DMark 99 MAX @ 800×600 (16-bit) via Clous.cz
24,163 points
3DMark 2000 @ 1024×768 (16-bit) via Clous.cz
15,250 points
3DMark 2001 @ 1024×768 (32-bit) via Clous.cz
10,849 points
3DMark 2001 @ 640×480 (32-bit) via HEXUS
8,862 points
3DMark 2001 (640x480) via HEXUS.net
8,862 points
3DMark 2001 (reference clocks, 240/500 MHz) via HEXUS.net
8,600 points
3DMark 2001 (800x600) via HEXUS.net
8,481 points
3DMark 2001 @ 800×600 (32-bit) via HEXUS
8,481 points
3DMark 2001 (1024x768) via HEXUS.net
7,740 points
3DMark 2001 via HEXUS
7,740 points

Full Specifications

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GeForce 3 Ti 500 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the GeForce 3 Ti 500 best used for?
GeForce 3 Ti 500 is positioned as a GeForce 3-family graphics card. Use it for 1080p gaming and general productivity. See the synthetic + AI benchmark tables below for measured performance.
When was the GeForce 3 Ti 500 released, and what was its launch MSRP?
GeForce 3 Ti 500 launched in 2001 at a $349 MSRP. Street prices diverge from launch pricing over a product's lifetime — check the linked Amazon listings on this page for current availability.
Where do the benchmark numbers on this page come from?
Synthetic benchmarks are scraped from public databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench Browser, Cinebench leaderboards). AI inference numbers come from the LocalLLaMA community (Reddit threads, llama.cpp / Ollama discussion logs, and Phoronix when available). Every benchmark row carries an inline source citation — click through to verify the original number.
Can the GeForce 3 Ti 500 run local LLMs?
Community AI benchmark results aren't yet on file for this exact SKU — see /ai-rigs for hardware tier recommendations and a list of comparable GPUs with measured numbers.
Where can I buy the GeForce 3 Ti 500?
GeForce 3 Ti 500 is pre-2012 hardware — Amazon rarely stocks active listings for this generation. Try the eBay search link in the hero, where the used/refurbished retro market is concentrated. Listings rotate weekly; bookmark this page for fresh inventory checks.

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