What is a video card equivalent to GeForce 3?

i got a game and i don't know if i have the right video card and it says i need GeForce 3 or equivalent to it? what are some video cards equivalent to it?|||If you're just looking at the NVIDIA line of products, there's a great Wiki comparison site here, which will show you the chronological order of the products and each cards specifications:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_…



You can click into the link for GeForce 3 cards to go here:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_…



As you can see, the card is a virtual dinosaur in computer-years (February or October of 2001) and, therefore, any modern video card below that line in that chart (GeForce 4, GeForce FX [5xxx], GeForce 6, GeForce 7...you get the point) will meet or beat the qualifications for this game.



The nice thing about that Wiki site is that you have all the specifications there, so you can also compare other manufacturers like ATI (AMD) and the like. Assuming you aren't going to purchase a new computer, you should be focusing on purchasing the best video card that will go into your current system. If you bring the manual for your system (or motherboard) into a store like Best Buy or other big box computer store, they can help you locate a modern video card which will most likely cost you far less than $100.



Which operating system are you using? Any game that has GeForce 3 as it's baseline requirement will most likely have a pretty low set of expectations for other things such as operating system, memory, CPU. How do your other specs match up?



I'm assuming that your system has a PCI slot or two, and an AGP 4x card slot. Research this (motherboard or system manufacturer) and purchase a video card that will use the highest/fastest of these ports. If you find out that you have a better slot than the AGP 4x, buy a card to match.



My main point is, any modern video card that was manufactured in the past two or three years and that will fit into your system will most likely blow the doors off of the GeForce 3 line and, therefore, give you great performance within your game.



Hope this helps!|||i can gurantee if you get a 512mb video card that it will play whatever game you throw at it. most if not all games are not going or calling for a video higher them a 512 mb card. just find one that is a 512mb and you will be fine|||If your computer is under 5 years old its fine 3 series is realy old