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{{short description|Brand of GPUs by Nvidia}}
{{About|the line of GPUs by Nvidia|the original GeForce GPU|GeForce 256}}
{{other uses|G force (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox graphics processing unit
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'''GeForce''' is a [[brand]] of [[List of Nvidia graphics processing units|graphics processing units]] (GPUs) designed by [[Nvidia]] and marketed for the performance market. As of the [[GeForce 50 series]], there have been nineteen iterations of the design.{{Clarification needed|reason=What does "design" mean in this context? Can't mean generation since there have been more.|date=January 2025}} In August 2017, Nvidia stated that "there are over 200 million GeForce gamers".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Palumbo |first=Alessio |date=2017-08-21 |title=NVIDIA Boasts 200M GeForce Gamers, Announces HDR Support for Destiny 2 Coming To PC First |url=https://wccftech.com/nvidia-hdr-support-destiny2-pc-first/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Wccftech |language=en-US}}</ref>

The first GeForce products were discrete GPUs designed for add-on graphics boards, intended for the high-margin [[Gaming computer|PC gaming]] market, and later diversification of the product line covered all tiers of the PC graphics market, ranging from cost-sensitive<ref name="Nvdia Geforce" /> GPUs integrated on motherboards to mainstream add-in retail boards. Most recently,{{When|date=February 2024}} GeForce technology{{Vague|reason=What does "GeForce technology" mean here?|date=September 2024}} has been introduced into Nvidia's line of embedded application processors, designed for electronic handhelds and mobile handsets.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

With respect to discrete GPUs, found in add-in graphics-boards, Nvidia's GeForce and [[AMD]]'s [[Radeon]] GPUs are the only remaining competitors in the high-end market. GeForce GPUs are very dominant in the [[General-purpose computing on graphics processing units (software)|general-purpose graphics processor unit]] (GPGPU) market thanks to their proprietary [[CUDA|Compute Unified Device Architecture]] (CUDA).<ref>{{Cite conference |last=Otterness |first=Nathan |last2=Anderson |first2=James H. |author-link2=James H. Anderson (computer scientist) |date=2020 |title=AMD GPUs as an Alternative to NVIDIA for Supporting Real-Time Workloads |url=https://drops.dagstuhl.de/storage/00lipics/lipics-vol165-ecrts2020/LIPIcs.ECRTS.2020.10/LIPIcs.ECRTS.2020.10.pdf |conference=32nd [[EUROMICRO|Euromicro]] Conference on Real-Time Systems (ECRTS 2020) <!-- https://www.ecrts.org/about-ecrts/ --> |series=Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs) |publisher=Schloss [[Dagstuhl]] – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik |volume=165 |pages=10:1–10:23 <!-- Article No. 10 --> |doi=10.4230/LIPIcs.ECRTS.2020.10 |doi-access=free}}</ref> GPGPU is expected to expand GPU functionality beyond the traditional rasterization of 3D graphics, to turn it into a high-performance computing device able to execute arbitrary programming code in the same way a CPU does, but with different strengths (highly parallel execution of straightforward calculations) and weaknesses (worse performance for complex [[Branch (computer science)|branching]] code).

== Name origin ==
The "GeForce" name originated from a contest held by Nvidia in early 1999 called "Name That Chip". The company called out to the public to name the successor to the [[RIVA TNT2]] line of graphics boards. There were over 12,000 entries received and seven winners received a RIVA TNT2 Ultra graphics card as a reward.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nvidia.com/namingcontest | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20000608011648/http://www.nvidia.com/namingcontest | title = Winners of the Nvidia Naming Contest | year = 1999 | work = [[Nvidia]] | archive-date = June 8, 2000 | access-date = May 28, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Taken | first = Femme | url = http://tweakers.net/nieuws/1967/nVidia-Name-that-chip-contest.html | title = Nvidia "Name that chip" contest | work = [[Tweakers.net]] | date = April 17, 1999 | access-date = May 28, 2007 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070311065215/http://tweakers.net/nieuws/1967/nVidia-Name-that-chip-contest.html | archive-date = March 11, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Brian Burke, senior PR manager at Nvidia, told ''[[Maximum PC]]'' in 2002 that "GeForce" originally stood for "Geometry Force" since [[GeForce 256]] was the first GPU for personal computers to calculate the [[Transform, clipping, and lighting|transform-and-lighting]] geometry, offloading that function from the [[Central processing unit|CPU]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=''Maximum PC'' issue April 2002 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwIAAAAAMBAJ |format=PDF |magazine=Maximum PC |date=April 2002  |page=29 |access-date=2022-10-11 |via=Google Books |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123200945/https://books.google.com/books?id=DwIAAAAAMBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Graphics processor generations ==
{{Timeline of release years
| title = Generations timeline
| range1 = 1999–
| range1_color = #76b900 #1a1a1a
| 1999 = [[GeForce 256]]
| 2000 = [[GeForce 2 series]]
| 2001 = [[GeForce 3 series]]
| 2002 = [[GeForce 4 series]]
| 2003 = [[GeForce FX series]]
| 2004 = [[GeForce 6 series]]
| 2005 = [[GeForce 7 series]]
| 2006 = [[GeForce 8 series]]
| 2008a = [[GeForce 9 series]]
| 2008b = [[GeForce 200 series]]
| 2009a = [[GeForce 100 series]]
| 2009b = [[GeForce 300 series]]
| 2010a = [[GeForce 400 series]]
| 2010b = [[GeForce 500 series]]
| 2012 = [[GeForce 600 series]]
| 2013 = [[GeForce 700 series]]
| 2014a = [[GeForce 800M series]]
| 2014b = [[GeForce 900 series]]
| 2016 = [[GeForce 10 series]]
| 2018 = [[GeForce 20 series]]
| 2019 = [[GeForce 16 series]]
| 2020 = [[GeForce 30 series]]
| 2022 = [[GeForce 40 series]]
|2025=[[GeForce 50 series]]}}

=== GeForce 256 ===
{{Main|GeForce 256}}Launched in August 1999, the GeForce 256 was marketed as the "world's first [[graphics processing unit]]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Vivek |date=2024-10-11 |title=Game-Changer: How the World’s First GPU Leveled Up Gaming and Ignited the AI Era |url=https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/first-gpu-gaming-ai/ |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=NVIDIA Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> It used the NV10 graphics processor, which operated at 120 MHz, and featured 32MB of SDR video memory, operating at 166 MHz. The card also had a bus width of 128 bits.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-15 |title=Full Review NVIDIA's new GeForce256 'GPU' |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/full-review-nvidia,134.html |access-date=2025-10-15 |language=en}}</ref> Later, in December 1999, the GeForce 256 DDR was released, which had upgraded the video memory to 32 MB of DDR video memory, which allowed it to obtain a higher memory clock speed of 150 MHz.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-05 |title=NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR Specs |url=https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-256-ddr.c734 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=TechPowerUp |language=en}}</ref> Both the SDR and DDR variants of the graphics card featured 4 texture mapping units, 4 render output units, and 4 pixel shaders. The card also introduced an update to DirectX, which allowed it to have better visual effects and improved performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harper |first=Christopher |date=2024-10-11 |title=Nvidia GeForce 256 celebrates its 25th birthday — company talks about a quarter century of GPU progression |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-geforce-256-celebrates-its-25th-birthday-company-talks-about-a-quarter-century-of-gpu-progression |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=Tom's Hardware |language=en}}</ref>

=== GeForce 2 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 2 series}}

Launched in March 2000, the first GeForce2 (NV15) was another high-performance graphics chip. Nvidia moved to a twin texture processor per pipeline (4x2) design, doubling texture fillrate per clock compared to GeForce 256. Later, Nvidia released the GeForce2 MX (NV11), which offered performance similar to the GeForce 256 but at a fraction of the cost. The MX was a compelling value in the low/mid-range market segments and was popular with OEM PC manufacturers and users alike. The GeForce 2 Ultra was the high-end model in this series.

=== GeForce 3 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 3 series}}

Launched in February 2001, the GeForce3 (NV20) introduced programmable [[vertex and pixel shaders]] to the GeForce family and to consumer-level graphics accelerators. It had good overall performance and shader support, making it popular with enthusiasts although it never hit the midrange price point. The ''NV2A'' developed for the [[Microsoft]] [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] game console is a derivative of the GeForce 3.

=== GeForce 4 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 4 series}}

Launched in February 2002, the then-high-end GeForce4 Ti (NV25) was mostly a refinement to the GeForce3. The biggest advancements included enhancements to anti-aliasing capabilities, an improved memory controller, a second vertex shader, and a manufacturing process size reduction to increase clock speeds. Another member of the GeForce 4 family, the budget GeForce4 MX was based on the GeForce2, with the addition of some features from the GeForce4 Ti. It targeted the value segment of the market and lacked pixel shaders. Most of these models used the [[Accelerated Graphics Port|AGP]] 4× interface, but a few began the transition to AGP&nbsp;8×.

=== GeForce FX series ===
{{Main|GeForce FX series}}

Launched in 2003, the GeForce FX (NV30) was a huge change in architecture compared to its predecessors. The GPU was designed not only to support the new Shader Model 2 specification but also to perform well on older titles. However, initial models like the GeForce FX 5800 Ultra suffered from weak [[floating point]] shader performance and excessive heat which required infamously noisy two-slot cooling solutions. Products in this series carry the 5000 model number, as it is the fifth generation of the GeForce, though Nvidia marketed the cards as GeForce FX instead of GeForce 5 to show off "the dawn of cinematic rendering".

=== GeForce 6 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 6 series}}

Launched in April 2004, the GeForce 6 (NV40) added Shader Model 3.0 support to the GeForce family, while correcting the weak floating point shader performance of its predecessor. It also implemented [[high-dynamic-range imaging]] and introduced [[Scalable Link Interface|SLI]] (Scalable Link Interface) and [[Nvidia PureVideo|PureVideo]] capability (integrated partial hardware MPEG-2, VC-1, Windows Media Video, and H.264 decoding and fully accelerated video post-processing).

=== GeForce 7 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 7 series}}

The seventh generation GeForce (G70/NV47) was launched in June 2005 and was the last Nvidia video card series that could support the [[Accelerated Graphics Port|AGP]] bus. The design was a refined version of GeForce 6, with the major improvements being a widened pipeline and an increase in clock speed. The GeForce 7 also offers new transparency [[supersampling]] and transparency multisampling anti-aliasing modes (TSAA and TMAA). These new anti-aliasing modes were later enabled for the GeForce 6 series as well. The GeForce 7950GT featured the highest performance GPU with an AGP interface in the Nvidia line. This era began the transition to the PCI-Express interface.

A 128-bit, eight [[render output unit]] (ROP) variant of the 7800 GTX, called the [[RSX Reality Synthesizer]], is used as the main GPU in the Sony [[PlayStation 3]].

=== GeForce 8 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 8 series}}

Released on November 8, 2006, the eighth-generation GeForce (originally called G80) was the first ever GPU to fully support [[Direct3D]]&nbsp;10. Manufactured using a 90&nbsp;nm process and built around the new [[Tesla (microarchitecture)|Tesla microarchitecture]], it implemented the [[unified shader model]]. Initially just the 8800GTX model was launched, while the GTS variant was released months into the product line's life, and it took nearly six months for mid-range and OEM/mainstream cards to be integrated into the 8 series. The die shrink down to [[65 nanometer|65&nbsp;nm]] and a revision to the G80 design, codenamed G92, were implemented into the 8 series with the 8800GS, 8800GT and 8800GTS-512, first released on October 29, 2007, almost one whole year after the initial G80 release.

=== GeForce 9 series and 100 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 9 series|GeForce 100 series}}

The first product was released on February 21, 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.forbes.com/home/technology/forbes/2008/0107/092.html | magazine = Forbes.com | title = Shoot to Kill | author = Brian Caulfield | access-date = December 26, 2007 | date = January 7, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071224085947/http://www.forbes.com/home/technology/forbes/2008/0107/092.html | archive-date = December 24, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Not even four months older than the initial G92 release, all 9-series designs are simply revisions to existing late 8-series products. The 9800GX2 uses two G92 GPUs, as used in later 8800 cards, in a dual PCB configuration while still only requiring a single PCI-Express 16x slot. The 9800GX2 utilizes two separate 256-bit memory busses, one for each GPU and its respective 512&nbsp;MB of memory, which equates to an overall of 1&nbsp;GB of memory on the card (although the SLI configuration of the chips necessitates mirroring the frame buffer between the two chips, thus effectively halving the memory performance of a 256-bit/512&nbsp;MB configuration). The later 9800GTX features a single G92 GPU, 256-bit data bus, and 512&nbsp;MB of GDDR3 memory.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_9800gtx.html | title = NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX | access-date = May 31, 2008 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080529170120/http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_9800gtx.html | archive-date = May 29, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

Prior to the release, no concrete information was known except that the officials claimed the next generation products had close to 1&nbsp;TFLOPS processing power with the GPU cores still being manufactured in the 65&nbsp;nm process, and reports about Nvidia downplaying the significance of [[Direct3D]]&nbsp;10.1.<ref>[http://www.dailytech.com/Crytek+Microsoft+Nvidia+Downplay+DirectX+101/article9656.htm DailyTech report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705162712/http://www.dailytech.com/Crytek+Microsoft+Nvidia+Downplay+DirectX+101/article9656.htm |date=July 5, 2008 }}: Crytek, Microsoft and Nvidia downplay Direct3D 10.1, retrieved December 4, 2007</ref> In March 2009, several sources reported that Nvidia had quietly launched a new series of GeForce products, namely the GeForce 100 Series, which consists of rebadged 9 Series parts.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2009/03/23/nvidia-quietly-geforce-100-series/1 | title = Nvidia quietly launches GeForce 100-series GPUs | date = April 6, 2009 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090326054142/http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2009/03/23/nvidia-quietly-geforce-100-series/1 | archive-date = March 26, 2009 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/news/3728 | title = nVidia Launches GeForce 100 Series Cards | date = March 10, 2009 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110711151956/http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/news/3728 | archive-date = July 11, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wiyule.com/2009/03/24/nvidia-quietly-launches-geforce-100-series-gpus/ | title = Nvidia quietly launches GeForce 100-series GPUs | date = March 24, 2009 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090521223059/http://www.wiyule.com/2009/03/24/nvidia-quietly-launches-geforce-100-series-gpus/ | archive-date = May 21, 2009 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> GeForce 100 series products were not available for individual purchase.<ref name="Nvdia Geforce" />

=== GeForce 200 series and 300 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 200 series|GeForce 300 series}}

Based on the GT200 graphics processor consisting of 1.4 billion transistors, codenamed Tesla, the 200 series was launched on June 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=1 | title = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Video Card Review | date = June 16, 2008 | publisher = Benchmark Reviews | access-date = June 16, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080617212421/http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=1 | archive-date = June 17, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The next generation of the GeForce series takes the card-naming scheme in a new direction, by replacing the series number (such as 8800 for 8-series cards) with the GTX or GTS suffix (which used to go at the end of card names, denoting their 'rank' among other similar models), and then adding model-numbers such as 260 and 280 after that. The series features the new GT200 core on a [[65 nanometer|65nm]] die.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7364&Itemid=1 | publisher = Fudzilla.com | title = GeForce GTX 280 to launch on June 18th | access-date = May 18, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080517141551/http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7364&Itemid=1 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> | archive-date = May 17, 2008}}</ref> The first products were the GeForce GTX 260 and the more expensive GeForce GTX 280.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/Detailed_Geforce_GTX_280_Pictures/5826.html | title = Detailed GeForce GTX 280 Pictures | date = June 3, 2008 | publisher = VR-Zone | access-date = June 3, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080604011627/http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/Detailed_Geforce_GTX_280_Pictures/5826.html | archive-date = June 4, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The GeForce 310 was released on November 27, 2009, which is a rebrand of GeForce 210.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=21369 | title = – News :: NVIDIA kicks off GeForce 300-series range with GeForce 310 : Page – 1/1 | publisher = Hexus.net | date = 2009-11-27 | access-date = 2013-06-30 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928053734/http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=21369 | archive-date = September 28, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_310_us.html | title = Every PC needs good graphics | publisher = Nvidia | access-date = 2013-06-30 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120213060347/http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_310_us.html | archive-date = February 13, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The 300 series cards are rebranded DirectX 10.1 compatible GPUs from the 200 series, which were not available for individual purchase.

=== GeForce 400 series and 500 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 400 series|GeForce 500 series}}

On April 7, 2010, Nvidia released<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.anandtech.com/show/3642/nvidias-geforce-gtx-400-series-shows-up-early | title = Update: NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 400 Series Shows Up Early – AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News | publisher = Anandtech.com | access-date = 2013-06-30 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130523010320/http://www.anandtech.com/show/3642/nvidias-geforce-gtx-400-series-shows-up-early | archive-date = May 23, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> the GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480, the first cards based on the new [[Fermi (microarchitecture)|Fermi architecture]], codenamed GF100; they were the first Nvidia GPUs to utilize 1&nbsp;GB or more of [[GDDR5]] memory. The GTX 470 and GTX 480 were heavily criticized due to high power use, high temperatures, and very loud noise that were not balanced by the performance offered, even though the GTX 480 was the fastest DirectX 11 card as of its introduction.

In November 2010, Nvidia released a new flagship GPU based on an enhanced GF100 architecture (GF110) called the GTX 580. It featured higher performance, less power utilization, heat and noise than the preceding GTX 480. This GPU received much better reviews than the GTX 480. Nvidia later also released the GTX 590, which packs two GF110 GPUs on a single card.

=== GeForce 600 series, 700 series and 800M series ===
{{Main|GeForce 600 series|GeForce 700 series|GeForce 800M series}}
[[File:ASUS GTX-650 Ti TOP Cu-II PCI Express 3.0 x16 graphics card.jpg|thumb|[[Asus]] Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti, a PCI Express 3.0 ×16 graphics card]]

In September 2010, Nvidia announced that the successor to [[Fermi (microarchitecture)|Fermi microarchitecture]] would be the [[Kepler (microarchitecture)|Kepler microarchitecture]], manufactured with the TSMC 28&nbsp;nm fabrication process. Earlier, Nvidia had been contracted to supply their top-end GK110 cores for use in [[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]'s [[Titan (supercomputer)|"Titan" supercomputer]], leading to a shortage of GK110 cores. After AMD launched their own annual refresh in early 2012, the Radeon HD 7000 series, Nvidia began the release of the GeForce 600 series in March 2012. The GK104 core, originally intended for their mid-range segment of their lineup, became the flagship GTX&nbsp;680. It introduced significant improvements in performance, heat, and power efficiency compared to the Fermi architecture and closely matched AMD's flagship Radeon HD 7970. It was quickly followed by the dual-GK104 GTX&nbsp;690 and the GTX&nbsp;670, which featured only a slightly cut-down GK104 core and was very close in performance to the GTX&nbsp;680.

With the GTX Titan, Nvidia also released GPU Boost 2.0, which would allow the GPU clock speed to increase indefinitely until a user-set temperature limit was reached without passing a user-specified maximum fan speed. The final GeForce 600 series release was the GTX 650 Ti BOOST based on the GK106 core, in response to AMD's Radeon HD&nbsp;7790 release. At the end of May 2013, Nvidia announced the 700 series, which was still based on the Kepler architecture, however it featured a GK110-based card at the top of the lineup. The GTX 780 was a slightly cut-down Titan that achieved nearly the same performance for two-thirds of the price. It featured the same advanced reference cooler design, but did not have the unlocked double-precision cores and was equipped with 3&nbsp;GB of memory.

At the same time, Nvidia announced [[Nvidia Shadowplay|ShadowPlay]], a screen capture solution that used an integrated H.264 encoder built into the Kepler architecture that Nvidia had not revealed previously. It could be used to record gameplay without a capture card, and with negligible performance decrease compared to software recording solutions, and was available even on the previous generation GeForce 600 series cards. The software beta for ShadowPlay, however, experienced multiple delays and would not be released until the end of October 2013. A week after the release of the GTX&nbsp;780, Nvidia announced the GTX&nbsp;770 to be a rebrand of the GTX&nbsp;680. It was followed by the GTX&nbsp;760 shortly after, which was also based on the GK104 core and similar to the GTX 660 Ti. No more 700 series cards were set for release in 2013, although Nvidia announced G-Sync, another feature of the Kepler architecture that Nvidia had left unmentioned, which allowed the GPU to dynamically control the refresh rate of G-Sync-compatible monitors which would release in 2014, to combat tearing and judder. However, in October, AMD released the R9&nbsp;290X, which came in at $100 less than the GTX&nbsp;780. In response, Nvidia slashed the price of the GTX&nbsp;780 by $150 and released the GTX&nbsp;780&nbsp;Ti, which featured a full 2880-core GK110 core even more powerful than the GTX Titan, along with enhancements to the power delivery system which improved overclocking, and managed to pull ahead of AMD's new release.

The GeForce 800M series consists of rebranded 700M series parts based on the Kepler architecture and some lower-end parts based on the newer Maxwell architecture.

=== GeForce 900 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 900 series}}

In March 2013, Nvidia announced that the successor to Kepler would be the [[Maxwell (microarchitecture)|Maxwell microarchitecture]]. It was released in September 2014, with the GM10x series chips, emphasizing the new power efficiency architectural improvements in [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]], and low [[Thermal design power|TDP]] products in [[Desktop computer|desktop]] GTX 750/750 ti, and mobile GTX 850M/860M. Later that year Nvidia pushed the TDP with the GM20x chips for power users, skipping the 800 series for desktop entirely, with the 900 series of GPUs.

This was the last GeForce series to support analog video output through [[DVI-I]]. Although, analog display adapters exist and are able to convert a digital [[DisplayPort|Display Port]], [[HDMI]], or [[DVI-D]] (Digital).

=== {{Anchor|NVLINK|PASCAL}} GeForce 10 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 10 series}}
In March 2014, Nvidia announced that the successor to Maxwell would be the [[Pascal (microarchitecture)|Pascal microarchitecture]]; announced on May 6, 2016, and were released several weeks later on May 27 and June 10, respectively. Architectural improvements include the following:<ref name="nvidia-blog-20140325">{{cite web | last = Gupta | first = Sumit | url = http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2014/03/25/gpu-roadmap-pascal/ | title = NVIDIA Updates GPU Roadmap; Announces Pascal | publisher = Blogs.nvidia.com | date = 2014-03-21 | access-date = 2014-03-25 | url-status = live | archive-url = http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20140325074350/http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2014/03/25/gpu-roadmap-pascal/ | archive-date = March 25, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://devblogs.nvidia.com/parallelforall/ | title = Parallel Forall | publisher = Devblogs.nvidia.com | work = NVIDIA Developer Zone | access-date = 2014-03-25 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140326025738/http://devblogs.nvidia.com/parallelforall/ | archive-date = March 26, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
* In Pascal, an SM (streaming multiprocessor) consists of 128 CUDA cores. Kepler packed 192, Fermi 32 and Tesla only 8 CUDA cores into an SM; the GP100 SM is partitioned into two processing blocks, each having 32 single-precision CUDA Cores, an instruction buffer, a warp scheduler, 2 texture mapping units and 2 dispatch units.
* [[GDDR5 SDRAM#GDDR5X|GDDR5X]]{{snd}}New memory standard supporting 10&nbsp;Gbit/s data rates and an updated memory controller. Only the Nvidia Titan X (and Titan Xp), GTX 1080, GTX 1080 Ti, and GTX 1060 (6&nbsp;GB Version) support GDDR5X. The GTX 1070 Ti, GTX 1070, GTX 1060 (3&nbsp;GB version), GTX 1050 Ti, and GTX 1050 use GDDR5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series|title=GEFORCE GTX 10 SERIES|website=www.geforce.com|access-date=April 24, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128103547/http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series|archive-date=November 28, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* Unified memory{{snd}}A memory architecture, where the CPU and GPU can access both main system memory and memory on the graphics card with the help of a technology called "Page Migration Engine".
* [[NVLink]]{{snd}}A high-bandwidth bus between the CPU and GPU, and between multiple GPUs. Allows much higher transfer speeds than those achievable by using PCI Express; estimated to provide between 80 and 200&nbsp;GB/s.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://devblogs.nvidia.com/parallelforall/inside-pascal/ | title = nside Pascal: NVIDIA's Newest Computing Platform | date = 2016-04-05 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170507110037/https://devblogs.nvidia.com/parallelforall/inside-pascal/ | archive-date = May 7, 2017 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://devblogs.nvidia.com/parallelforall/nvlink-pascal-stacked-memory-feeding-appetite-big-data/ | title = NVLink, Pascal and Stacked Memory: Feeding the Appetite for Big Data | date = 2014-03-25 | access-date = 2014-07-07 | author = Denis Foley | website = nvidia.com | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140720130522/http://devblogs.nvidia.com/parallelforall/nvlink-pascal-stacked-memory-feeding-appetite-big-data/ | archive-date = July 20, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
* 16-bit ([[Half-precision floating-point format|FP16]]) floating-point operations can be executed at twice the rate of 32-bit floating-point operations ("single precision")<ref>{{cite web | title = NVIDIA's Next-Gen Pascal GPU Architecture to Provide 10X Speedup for Deep Learning Apps | url = http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2015/03/17/pascal/ | website = The Official NVIDIA Blog | access-date = 23 March 2015 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135434/http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2015/03/17/pascal/ | archive-date = April 2, 2015 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and 64-bit floating-point operations ("double precision") executed at half the rate of 32-bit floating point operations (Maxwell 1/32 rate).<ref>{{cite news | last1 = Smith | first1 = Ryan | date = 2015-03-17 | title = The NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X Review | url = http://www.anandtech.com/show/9059/the-nvidia-geforce-gtx-titan-x-review/2 | newspaper = [[AnandTech]] | page = 2 | access-date = 2016-04-22 | quote = ...puny native FP64 rate of just 1/32 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160505122454/http://www.anandtech.com/show/9059/the-nvidia-geforce-gtx-titan-x-review/2 | archive-date = May 5, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
* More advanced process node, TSMC 16mm instead of the older TSMC [[32 nm process|28 nm]]

=== GeForce 20 series and 16 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 20 series|GeForce 16 series}}
In August 2018, Nvidia announced the GeForce successor to Pascal. The new microarchitecture name was revealed as "[[Turing (microarchitecture)|Turing]]" at the Siggraph 2018 conference.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/13214/nvidia-reveals-next-gen-turing-gpu-architecture|title=NVIDIA Reveals Next-Gen Turing GPU Architecture: NVIDIA Doubles-Down on Ray Tracing, GDDR6, & More|date=2018-08-13|work=Anandtech|access-date=2018-08-13|language=en|archive-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424020736/https://www.anandtech.com/show/13214/nvidia-reveals-next-gen-turing-gpu-architecture|url-status=dead}}</ref> This new GPU microarchitecture is aimed to accelerate the real-time [[Ray tracing (graphics)|ray tracing]] support and AI Inferencing. It features a new Ray Tracing unit (RT Core) which can dedicate processors to the ray tracing in hardware. It supports the [[DirectX Raytracing|DXR]] extension in Microsoft DirectX 12. Nvidia claims the new architecture is up to 6 times faster than the older Pascal architecture.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/14/nvidia-ray-tracing-turing-siggraph/|title=NVIDIA's Turing-powered GPUs are the first ever built for ray tracing|work=Engadget|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814211503/https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/14/nvidia-ray-tracing-turing-siggraph/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/20-series/|title=NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 Series Graphics Cards|website=NVIDIA|language=en-us|access-date=2019-02-12|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803191115/http://www.nvidia.com/page/8800_features.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A whole new Tensor core design since [[Volta (microarchitecture)|Volta]] introduces AI deep learning acceleration, which allows the utilisation of DLSS ([[Deep Learning Super Sampling]]), a new form of anti-aliasing that uses AI to provide crisper imagery with less impact on performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legitreviews.com/nvidia-deep-learning-super-sampling-dlss-shown-to-press_207461|title=NVIDIA Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) Shown To Press|website=www.legitreviews.com|date=August 22, 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-09-14|archive-date=September 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914012412/http://www.legitreviews.com/nvidia-deep-learning-super-sampling-dlss-shown-to-press_207461|url-status=live}}</ref> It also changes its integer execution unit which can execute in parallel with the floating point data path. A new unified cache architecture which doubles its bandwidth compared with previous generations was also announced.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/NVIDIA-Officially-Announces-Turing-GPU-Architecture-SIGGRAPH-2018|title=NVIDIA Officially Announces Turing GPU Architecture at SIGGRAPH 2018|publisher=PC Perspective|website=www.pcper.com|date=August 13, 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-08-14|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814155025/https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/NVIDIA-Officially-Announces-Turing-GPU-Architecture-SIGGRAPH-2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The new GPUs were revealed as the Quadro RTX 8000, Quadro RTX 6000 and Quadro RTX 5000. The high end Quadro RTX 8000 features 4,608 CUDA cores and 576 Tensor cores with 48&nbsp;GB of VRAM.<ref name=":0" /> Later during the [[Gamescom]] press conference, Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang, unveiled the new GeForce RTX series with RTX 2080 Ti, 2080, and 2070 that will use the Turing architecture. The first Turing cards were slated to ship to consumers on September 20, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=10 Years in the Making: NVIDIA Brings Real-Time Ray Tracing to Gamers with GeForce RTX |url=http://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/10-years-in-the-making-nvidia-brings-real-time-ray-tracing-to-gamers-with-geforce-rtx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212100231/https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/10-years-in-the-making-nvidia-brings-real-time-ray-tracing-to-gamers-with-geforce-rtx |archive-date=December 12, 2018 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |website=NVIDIA Newsroom Newsroom}}</ref> Nvidia announced the RTX 2060 on January 6, 2019, at CES 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Is Here: Next-Gen Gaming Takes Off |url=http://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-is-here-next-gen-gaming-takes-off |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119140336/https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-is-here-next-gen-gaming-takes-off |archive-date=January 19, 2019 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |website=NVIDIA Newsroom Newsroom}}</ref>

On July 2, 2019, Nvidia announced the GeForce RTX Super line of cards, a 20 series refresh which comprises higher-spec versions of the RTX 2060, 2070 and 2080. The RTX 2070 and 2080 were discontinued.

In February 2019, Nvidia announced the [[GeForce 16 series]]. It is based on the same Turing architecture used in the GeForce 20 series, but disabling the Tensor ([[artificial intelligence|AI]]) and RT ([[Ray tracing (graphics)|ray tracing]]) cores to provide more affordable graphic cards for gamers while still attaining a higher performance compared to respective cards of the previous GeForce generations.

Like the RTX Super refresh, Nvidia on October 29, 2019, announced the GTX 1650 Super and 1660 Super cards, which replaced their non-Super counterparts.

On June 28, 2022, Nvidia quietly released their GTX 1630 card, which was meant for low-end gamers.

=== GeForce 30 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 30 series}}
Nvidia officially announced at the GeForce Special Event that the successor to GeForce 20 series will be the 30 series, it is built on the [[Ampere (microarchitecture)|Ampere]] microarchitecture. The GeForce Special Event introduced took place on September 1, 2020, and set September 17th as the official release date for the RTX 3080 GPU, September 24 for the RTX 3090 GPU and October 29th for the RTX 3070 GPU.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-delivers-greatest-ever-generational-leap-in-performance-with-geforce-rtx-30-series-gpus | title=NVIDIA Delivers Greatest-Ever Generational Leap with GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs | access-date=September 3, 2020 | archive-date=January 13, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113035553/https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-delivers-greatest-ever-generational-leap-in-performance-with-geforce-rtx-30-series-gpus | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/special-event/ | title=Join us for an NVIDIA GeForce RTX: Game on Special Broadcast Event | access-date=August 16, 2020 | archive-date=September 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902190958/https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/special-event/ | url-status=live }}</ref> With the latest GPU launch being the RTX 3090 Ti. The RTX 3090 Ti is the highest-end Nvidia GPU on the Ampere microarchitecture, it features a fully unlocked GA102 die built on the Samsung [[7 nm process|8 nm]] node due to supply shortages with [[TSMC]]. The RTX 3090 Ti has 10,752 CUDA cores, 336 Tensor cores and texture mapping units, 112 ROPs, 84 RT cores, and 24 gigabytes of [[GDDR6 SDRAM|GDDR6X]] memory with a 384-bit bus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Specs |url=https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3090-ti.c3829 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=TechPowerUp |language=en |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123200947/https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3090-ti.c3829 |url-status=live }}</ref> When compared to the RTX 2080 Ti, the 3090 Ti has 6,400 more CUDA cores. Due to the [[2020–present global chip shortage|global chip shortage]], the 30 series was controversial as scalpers and high demand meant that GPU prices skyrocketed for the 30 series and the [[Advanced Micro Devices|AMD]] [[Radeon RX 6000 series|RX 6000]] series.

=== GeForce 40 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 40 series}}

On September 20, 2022, Nvidia announced its GeForce 40 Series graphics cards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burnes |first=Andrew |date=2022-09-20 |title=NVIDIA GeForce News |url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/rtx-40-series-graphics-cards-announcements/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=NVIDIA |language=en-us |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920193354/https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/rtx-40-series-graphics-cards-announcements/ |url-status=live }}</ref> These came out as the RTX 4090, on October 12, 2022, the RTX 4080, on November 16, 2022, the RTX 4070 Ti, on January 3, 2023, with the RTX 4070, on April 13, 2023, and the RTX 4060 Ti on May 24, 2023, and the RTX 4060, following on June 29, 2023. These were built on the [[Ada Lovelace (microarchitecture)|Ada Lovelace]] architecture, with current part numbers being, "AD102", "AD103", "AD104" "AD106" and "AD107". These parts are manufactured using the TSMC N4 process node which is a custom-designed process for Nvidia. At the time, the RTX 4090 was the fastest chip for the mainstream market that has been released by a major company, consisting of around 16,384 [[CUDA]] cores, boost clocks of 2.2 / 2.5&nbsp;GHz, 24&nbsp;GB of [[GDDR6 SDRAM|GDDR6X]], a 384-bit memory bus, 128 3rd gen [[Ray tracing (graphics)|RT]] cores, 512 4th gen [[Deep learning super sampling|Tensor]] cores, [[Deep learning super sampling|DLSS 3.0]] and a TDP of 450W.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Cards |url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/40-series/rtx-4090/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=NVIDIA |language=en-us}}</ref> From October to December 2024, the RTX 4090, 4080, 4070 and relating variants were officially discontinued, marking the end of a two-year production run, in order to free up production space for the coming RTX 50 series.

Notably, a China-only edition of the RTX 4090 was released, named the RTX 4090D (Dragon). The RTX 4090D features a shaved down AD102 die with 14592 CUDA cores, down from 16384 cores of the original 4090. This was primarily owing to the United States Department of Commerce beginning the enactment of restrictions on the Nvidia RTX 4090 for export to certain countries in 2023. This was targeted mainly towards China as an attempt to halt its AI development.

The 40 series saw Nvidia re-releasing the 'Super' variant of graphics cards, not seen since the 20 series, as well as being the first generation in Nvidia's lineup to combine both 'Super' and 'Ti' brandings together. This began with the release of the RTX 4070 Super on January 17, 2024, following with the RTX 4070 Ti Super on January 24, 2024, and the RTX 4080 Super on January 31, 2024.

=== GeForce 50 series (Current) ===
{{main|GeForce 50 series}}
The GeForce 50 series, based on the [[Blackwell (microarchitecture)|Blackwell]] microarchitecture, was announced at [[Consumer Electronics Show|CES]] 2025, with availability starting in January. Nvidia CEO [[Jensen Huang]] presented prices for the RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090.

== Variants ==

=== Mobile GPUs ===
[[File:HP Pavilion dv9000 motherboard (3).jpg|thumb|200px|An Nvidia GeForce Go 7600 graphics chip soldered onto the motherboard of an [[HP Pavilion dv9000 series]] laptop]]
Since the GeForce 2 series, Nvidia has produced a number of graphics chipsets for notebook computers under the ''GeForce Go'' branding. Most of the features present in the desktop counterparts are present in the mobile ones. These GPUs are generally optimized for lower power consumption and less heat output in order to be used in notebook PCs and small desktops.

Beginning with the GeForce 8 series, the ''GeForce Go'' brand was discontinued and the mobile GPUs were integrated with the main line of GeForce GPUs, but their name suffixed with an ''M''. This ended in 2016 with the launch of the laptop GeForce 10 series – Nvidia dropped the ''M'' suffix, opting to unify the branding between their desktop and laptop GPU offerings, as notebook Pascal GPUs are almost as powerful as their desktop counterparts (something Nvidia tested with their "desktop-class" notebook GTX 980 GPU back in 2015).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/notebook|title=GeForce GTX 10-Series Notebooks|access-date=2016-10-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021192100/http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/notebook|archive-date=October 21, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

{{anchor|GeForce MX 150}}The ''GeForce MX'' brand, previously used by Nvidia for their entry-level desktop GPUs, was revived in 2017 with the release of the GeForce MX150 for notebooks.<ref name="Hagedoorn">{{cite web|url=http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/nvidia-launches-geforce-mx150-for-laptops.html|title=NVIDIA Launches GeForce MX150 For Laptops|last=Hagedoorn|first=Hilbert|date=26 May 2017|work=Guru3D|access-date=2 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629213829/http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/nvidia-launches-geforce-mx150-for-laptops.html|archive-date=June 29, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The MX150 is based on the same [[Pascal (microarchitecture)|Pascal]] GP108 GPU as used on the desktop GT 1030,<ref name="Smith">{{cite web|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/11449/nvidia-announces-geforce-mx150-for-laptops|title=NVIDIA Announces GeForce MX150: Entry-Level Pascal for Laptops, Just in Time for Computex|last=Smith|first=Ryan|date=26 May 2017|work=[[AnandTech]]|access-date=2 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703163237/http://www.anandtech.com/show/11449/nvidia-announces-geforce-mx150-for-laptops|archive-date=July 3, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and was quietly released in June 2017.<ref name="Hagedoorn"/>

=== Small form factor GPUs ===
Similar to the mobile GPUs, Nvidia also released a few GPUs in "small form factor" format, for use in all-in-one desktops. These GPUs are suffixed with an ''S'', similar to the ''M'' used for mobile products.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nvidia.com/object/sff.html | title = NVIDIA Small Form Factor | publisher = Nvidia | access-date = 2014-02-03 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140122234808/http://www.nvidia.com/object/sff.html | archive-date = January 22, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

=== Integrated desktop motherboard GPUs ===
{{Distinguish|text = [[DirectX#DirectX_12|mGPU]]}}
Beginning with the [[nForce 4]], Nvidia started including onboard graphics solutions in their motherboard chipsets. These were called mGPUs (motherboard GPUs).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nvidia.com/object/main_mobo_gpus.html | title = NVIDIA Motherboard GPUs | publisher = Nvidia | access-date = 2010-03-22 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091003181306/http://www.nvidia.com/object/main_mobo_gpus.html | archive-date = October 3, 2009 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Nvidia discontinued the nForce range, including these mGPUs, in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kingsley-Hughes|first=Adrian|date=2009-10-07|title=End of the line for NVIDIA chipsets, and that's official|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/end-of-the-line-for-nvidia-chipsets-and-thats-official/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=[[ZDNet]]|language=en|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323114900/https://www.zdnet.com/article/end-of-the-line-for-nvidia-chipsets-and-thats-official/|url-status=live}}</ref>

After the nForce range was discontinued, Nvidia released their [[Nvidia Ion|Ion]] line in 2009, which consisted of an [[Intel Atom]] CPU partnered with a low-end GeForce 9 series GPU, fixed on the motherboard. Nvidia released an upgraded ''Ion 2'' in 2010, this time containing a low-end GeForce 300 series GPU.

== Nomenclature ==
From the GeForce 4 series until the GeForce 9 series, the naming scheme below is used.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 | Category<br>of graphics card
! rowspan=2 | Number<br>range
! rowspan=2 | Suffix<ref group=lower-alpha>Suffixes indicate its performance layer, and those listed are in order from weakest to most powerful. Suffixes from lesser categories can still be used on higher performance cards, example: GeForce 8800 GT.</ref>
! rowspan=2 | Price range<ref group=lower-alpha name=two>Price range only applies to the most recent generation and is a generalization based on pricing patterns.</ref><br>(USD)
! rowspan=2 | Shader<br>amount<ref group=lower-alpha name=three>Shader amount compares the number of shaders pipelines or units in that particular model range to the highest model possible in the generation.</ref>
! colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | Memory
! rowspan=2 | Example products
|-
! Type
! Bus width
! Size
|-
| Entry-level
| 000–550
| SE, LE, no suffix, GS, GT, Ultra
| <&nbsp;$100
| <&nbsp;25%
| [[DDR SDRAM|DDR]], [[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]]
| 25–50%
| ~25%
| GeForce 9400 GT, GeForce 9500 GT
|-
| Mid-range
| 600–750
| VE, LE, XT, no suffix, GS, GSO, GT, GTS, Ultra
| $100–175
| 25–50%
| DDR2, [[GDDR3]]
| 50–75%
| 50–75%
| GeForce 9600 GT, GeForce 9600 GSO
|-
| High-end
| 800–950
| VE, LE, ZT, XT, no suffix, GS, GSO, GT, GTO,<br>GTS, GTX, GTX+, Ultra, Ultra Extreme, GX2
| >&nbsp;$175
| 50–100%
| GDDR3
| 75–100%
| 50–100%
| GeForce 9800 GT, GeForce 9800 GTX
|}

Since the release of the GeForce 100 series of GPUs, Nvidia changed their product naming scheme to the one below.<ref name="Nvdia Geforce">{{cite web | url = http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_family.html | publisher = Nvidia | title = GeForce Graphics Cards | access-date = July 7, 2012 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120701181254/http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_family.html | archive-date = July 1, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 | Category<br>of graphics card
! rowspan=2 | Prefix
! rowspan=2 | Number range<br>(last 2 digits)
! rowspan=2 | Price range<ref group=lower-alpha name=two /><br>(USD)
! rowspan=2 | Shader<br>amount<ref group=lower-alpha name=three />
! colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | Memory
! rowspan=2 | Example products
|-
! Type
! Bus width
! Size
|-
| Entry-level
| no prefix, G, GT, GTX<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.techpowerup.com/295015/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1630-launching-may-31st-with-512-cuda-cores-4-gb-gddr6 | title = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 Launching May 31st with 512 CUDA Cores & 4 GB GDDR6 | date = 2022-05-19 | access-date = May 19, 2022 | archive-date = May 19, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220519163425/https://www.techpowerup.com/295015/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1630-launching-may-31st-with-512-cuda-cores-4-gb-gddr6 | url-status = live }}</ref>
| 00–45
| <&nbsp;$100
| <&nbsp;25%
| DDR2, DDR3, GDDR3, [[DDR4]], [[GDDR5]], [[GDDR6]]
| 25–50%
| ~25%
| GeForce GT 420, GeForce GT 1010, GeForce GTX 1630
|-
| Mid-range
| GTS, GTX, RTX
| 50–65
| $100–300
| 25–50%
| GDDR3, GDDR5, GDDR5X, GDDR6, [[GDDR7 SDRAM|GDDR7]]
| 50–75%
| 50–100%
| GeForce GTS 450, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce RTX 3050
|-
| High-end
| GTX, RTX
| 70–95
| >&nbsp;$300
| 50–100%
| GDDR3, GDDR5, GDDR5X, GDDR6, GDDR6X, GDDR7
| 75–100%
| 75–100%
| GeForce GTX 295, GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
|}

{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
* Earlier cards such as the GeForce4 follow a similar pattern.
* cf. [http://www.nvidia.com/object/graphics_cards_buy_now.html Nvidia's Performance Graph] here.

== Graphics device drivers ==

=== <span class="anchor" id="PROPRIETARY"></span>Official proprietary ===
Nvidia develops and publishes GeForce drivers for [[Windows 10]] [[x86]]/[[x86-64]] and later, [[Linux]] x86/x86-64/[[ARMv7-A]], [[Mac OS X Leopard|OS X 10.5]] and later, [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] x86/x86-64 and [[FreeBSD]] x86/x86-64.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4373/~/os-support-for-geforce-gpus |title=OS Support for GeForce GPUs |publisher=[[Nvidia]] |access-date=August 25, 2017 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603012425/https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4373/~/os-support-for-geforce-gpus |url-status=live }}</ref> A current version can be downloaded from Nvidia and most Linux distributions contain it in their own repositories. Nvidia GeForce driver 340.24 from 8 July 2014 supports the [[EGL (API)|EGL]] interface enabling support for [[Wayland (display server protocol)|Wayland]] in conjunction with this driver.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/76884/en-us | title = Support for EGL | date = 2014-07-08 | access-date = 2014-07-08 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140711235236/http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/76884/en-us | archive-date = July 11, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.archlinux.org/packages/multilib/x86_64/lib32-nvidia-utils/files/ | title = lib32-nvidia-utils 340.24-1 File List | date = 2014-07-15 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140716215458/https://www.archlinux.org/packages/multilib/x86_64/lib32-nvidia-utils/files/ | archive-date = July 16, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> This may be different for the [[Nvidia Quadro]] brand, which is based on identical hardware but features OpenGL-certified graphics device drivers. On the same day the [[Vulkan (API)|Vulkan]] graphics API was publicly released, Nvidia released drivers that fully supported it.<ref>{{cite web |date=2016-02-16 |title=Nvidia: Vulkan support in Windows driver version 356.39 and Linux driver version 355.00.26 |url=https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408024142/https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Nvidia has released drivers with optimizations for specific video games concurrent with their release since 2014, having released 150 drivers supporting 400 games in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mason |first1=Damien |title=Nvidia GPU drivers are better than AMD and Intel, says Nvidia |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/gpu-drivers-amd-intel |website=[[PCGamesN]] |date=27 April 2022 |access-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026234804/https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/gpu-drivers-amd-intel |url-status=live }}</ref>

Basic support for the [[Direct Rendering Manager#Kernel mode setting|DRM mode-setting interface]] in the form of a new kernel module named <code>nvidia-modeset.ko</code> has been available since version 358.09 beta.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/884727/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-358-09-beta-/ | title = Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD driver 358.09 (beta) | date = 2015-12-10 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160625072211/https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/884727/linux-solaris-and-freebsd-driver-358-09-beta-/ | archive-date = June 25, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
The support of Nvidia's [[display controller]] on the supported GPUs is centralized in <code>nvidia-modeset.ko</code>. Traditional display interactions (X11 modesets, OpenGL SwapBuffers, VDPAU presentation, SLI, stereo, framelock, [[Nvidia G-Sync|G-Sync]], etc.) initiate from the various user-mode driver components and flow to <code>nvidia-modeset.ko</code>.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/925605/linux/nvidia-364-12-release-vulkan-glvnd-drm-kms-and-eglstreams/ | title = NVIDIA 364.12 release: Vulkan, GLVND, DRM KMS, and EGLStreams | date = 2016-03-21 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160613223432/https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/925605/linux/nvidia-364-12-release-vulkan-glvnd-drm-kms-and-eglstreams/ | archive-date = June 13, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

In May 2022, Nvidia announced that it would release a partially open-source driver for the (GSP enabled) [[Turing (microarchitecture)|Turing]] architecture and newer, in order to enhance the ability for it to be packaged as part of Linux distributions. At launch Nvidia considered the driver to be alpha quality for consumer GPUs, and production ready for datacenter GPUs. Currently the userspace components of the driver (including OpenGL, Vulkan, and CUDA) remain proprietary. In addition, the open-source components of the driver are only a wrapper (CPU-RM{{efn|name=RM|"RM" stands for "Resource Manager".}}) for the GPU System Processor (GSP) firmware, a RISC-V [[binary blob]] that is now required for running the open-source driver.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cunningham |first=Andrew |date=2022-05-12 |title=Nvidia takes first step toward open-source Linux GPU drivers |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/05/nvidia-takes-first-step-toward-open-source-linux-gpu-drivers/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531155359/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/05/nvidia-takes-first-step-toward-open-source-linux-gpu-drivers/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Corrigan |first=Hope |date=2022-05-17 |title=Nvidia's moved most of the code to firmware before releasing Open-Source Linux drivers |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-moved-most-of-the-code-to-firmware-before-releasing-open-source-linux-drivers/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531155359/https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-moved-most-of-the-code-to-firmware-before-releasing-open-source-linux-drivers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The GPU System Processor is a [[RISC-V]] coprocessor codenamed "Falcon" that is used to offload GPU initialization and management tasks. The driver itself is still split for the host CPU portion (CPU-RM{{efn|name=RM}}) and the GSP portion (GSP-RM{{efn|name=RM}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git – Repository of firmware blobs for use with the Linux kernel |url=https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/?id=f4a3c72e5c413a601d1e21f9606f1c94a610d05d |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=git.kernel.org}}</ref> Windows 11 and Linux proprietary drivers also support enabling GSP and make even gaming faster.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CSGO running smooth for a couple seconds, then HEAVILY dropping, then going back to normal, repeat · Issue #335 · NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules |url=https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules/issues/335 |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=GitHub |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Aaron Klotz |date=2022-01-18 |title=Nvidia Driver Unlocks Performance Boosting GPU System Processor |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-gpu-system-processor-introduction |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Tom's Hardware |language=en}}</ref> [[CUDA]] supports GSP since version 11.6.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA CUDA 11.6 Brings Convenient "-arch=native", Defaults To New "GSP" Driver Mode |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-CUDA-11.6 |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=www.phoronix.com |language=en}}</ref> Upcoming Linux kernel 6.7 will support GSP in [[Nouveau (software)|Nouveau]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA Pushes 62MB Of GSP Binary Firmware Blobs Into Linux-Firmware.Git |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Big-GSP-Firmware-Dump |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=www.phoronix.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nouveau Linux DRM Driver Making Progress On NVIDIA GSP Support |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-GSP-Nouveau-Progress |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=www.phoronix.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Third-party free and open-source ===
{{See also|Free and open-source graphics device driver#Nvidia}}
Community-created, free and open-source drivers exist as an alternative to the drivers released by Nvidia. Open-source drivers are developed primarily for Linux, however there may be ports to other operating systems. The most prominent alternative driver is the [[Reverse engineering|reverse-engineered]] free and open-source ''[[nouveau (software)|nouveau]]'' graphics device driver. Nvidia has publicly announced to not provide any support for such additional device drivers for their products,<ref name="NvidiaNouveau">{{cite web | url = https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzgwNQ | title = Nvidia's Response To Recent Nouveau Work | publisher = [[Phoronix]] | date = 2009-12-14 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161007001143/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzgwNQ | archive-date = October 7, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> although Nvidia has contributed code to the Nouveau driver.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTczOTg | title = NVIDIA Contributes Re-Clocking Code To Nouveau For The GK20A | last1 = Larabel | first1 = Michael | date = 2014-07-11 | website = Phoronix | access-date = 2014-09-09 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140725081426/http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTczOTg | archive-date = July 25, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

Free and open-source drivers support a large portion (but not all) of the features available in GeForce-branded cards. For example, {{As of|2014|1|lc=yes}} nouveau driver lacks support for the GPU and memory clock frequency adjustments, and for associated dynamic power management.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU4MDU | title = Nouveau 3.14 Gets New Acceleration, Still Lacking PM | publisher = [[Phoronix]] | date = 2014-01-23 | access-date = 2014-07-25 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140703101418/http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU4MDU | archive-date = July 3, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Also, Nvidia's proprietary drivers consistently perform better than nouveau in various benchmarks.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_nouveau_linux316&num=1 | title = Benchmarking Nouveau and Nvidia's proprietary GeForce driver on Linux | publisher = [[Phoronix]] | date = 2014-07-28 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160816063214/http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_nouveau_linux316&num=1 | archive-date = August 16, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> However, {{As of|2014|8|lc=yes}} and version 3.16 of the [[Linux kernel mainline]], contributions by Nvidia allowed partial support for GPU and memory clock frequency adjustments to be implemented.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}}

=== GeForce Experience ===
GeForce Experience is a software suite developed by Nvidia that served as a companion application for PCs equipped with Nvidia graphics cards. Initially released in 2013, it was designed to enhance the gaming experience by providing performance optimization tools, driver management, and various capture and streaming features.

One of its core functions was the ability to optimize game settings automatically based on the user's hardware configuration, helping to strike a balance between visual quality and performance. It also allowed users to manage driver updates seamlessly, particularly through the distribution of "Game Ready Drivers," which were released in sync with major game launches to ensure optimal performance from day one.

GeForce Experience included Nvidia ShadowPlay,<ref>{{Citation |title=Nvidia ShadowPlay |date=2024-08-22 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_ShadowPlay |access-date=2025-04-24 |language=en}}</ref> a popular feature that enabled gameplay recording and live streaming with minimal performance impact. It also featured Nvidia Ansel, a tool for capturing high-resolution, 360-degree, and HDR in-game screenshots, as well as Nvidia Freestyle, which allowed gamers to apply real-time visual filters. Laptop users benefited from features like Battery Boost, which helped conserve battery life while gaming by intelligently adjusting system performance.

By August 2017, the software had been installed on over 90 million PCs,<ref name=":3" /> making it one of the most widely used applications among gamers. Despite its broad adoption, GeForce Experience faced ongoing criticism for its resource usage, mandatory login requirement, and occasional user experience issues. One major controversy stemmed from a critical security vulnerability discovered before a patch released on March 26, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA Patches High Severity GeForce Experience Vulnerability |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nvidia-patches-high-severity-geforce-experience-vulnerability/ |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=BleepingComputer |language=en-us}}</ref> The vulnerability exposed users to remote code execution, denial of service, and privilege escalation attacks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA Support |url=https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4784/~/security-bulletin:-nvidia-geforce-experience-%E2%80%93-march-2019 |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=nvidia.custhelp.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, the software was known to force a system restart after installing new drivers, initiating a 60-second countdown that offered no option to cancel or postpone.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-27 |title=Nvidia Patches GeForce Experience Security Flaw |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-patches-geforce-experience-security-flaw,38930.html |access-date=2019-07-25 |website=Tom's Hardware |language=en}}</ref>

On November 12, 2024, Nvidia officially retired GeForce Experience<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-24 |title=Nvidia bids goodbye to GeForce Experience — Nvidia App officially replaces it in the latest driver update |url=https://ground.news/article/nvidia-bids-goodbye-to-geforce-experience-nvidia-app-officially-replaces-it-in-the-latest-driver-update |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Ground News |language=en}}</ref> and launched its successor, the Nvidia App, with version 1.0. The new application was designed to modernize the user interface and streamline the experience, offering faster performance, better integration of features, and a more intuitive layout. It consolidated key tools like game optimization, driver updates, and hardware monitoring into a single platform, while also enhancing support for content creators through deeper integration with Nvidia Studio technologies.

This transition marks a new chapter in Nvidia's software ecosystem, with the Nvidia App aiming to deliver a more efficient and user-friendly experience tailored to the needs of modern gamers and creators.

=== Nvidia App ===
The Nvidia App is a program that is intended to replace both GeForce Experience and the Nvidia Control Panel<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacob |first=Ridley |date=2024-02-22 |title=The new Nvidia App killing GeForce Experience: new overlay, system monitoring, 120fps capture, and lets you add HDR to any game |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-app-beta-release/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=[[PC Gamer]] |language=en}}</ref> which can be downloaded from Nvidia's website. In August 2024, it was in a [[Beta (software development)|beta]] version. On November 12, 2024, version 1.0 was released,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andermahr |first=Wolfgang |date=2024-11-12 |title=Die Nvidia App: Control Panel & GeForce Experience vereint |url=https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/nvidia-app-angesehen.90216/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=ComputerBase |language=de}}</ref> marking its [[stable release]].

New features include an overhauled [[user interface]], a new in-game overlay, support for [[Nvidia ShadowPlay|ShadowPlay]] with 120 fps, as well as RTX HDR<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacob |first=Ridley |date=2024-02-22 |title=Nvidia's game filter for RTX GPUs lets you enable HDR in games that never supported it |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-game-filter-for-rtx-gpus-lets-you-enable-hdr-in-games-that-never-supported-it/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=[[PC Gamer]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-22 |title=RTX HDR and RTX Dynamic Vibrance use AI to dramatically improve the look of thousands of games |url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/96343/rtx-hdr-and-dynamic-vibrance-use-ai-to-dramatically-improve-the-look-of-thousands-games/index.html |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=TweakTown |language=en-US}}</ref> and RTX Dynamic Vibrance,<ref name=":1" /> which are [[Artificial intelligence|AI]]-based in-game filters that enable [[High dynamic range|HDR]] and increase [[color saturation]] in any [[DirectX 9]] (and newer) or [[Vulkan]] game, respectively.

The Nvidia App also features Auto Tuning, which adjusts the GPU's [[clock rate]] based on regular hardware scans to ensure optimal performance.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=NVIDIA App gets built-in automatic overclocking for GeForce GPUs which will not invalidate warranty |url=https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-app-gets-built-in-automatic-overclocking-for-geforce-gpus-which-will-not-invalidate-warranty |website=www.videocardz.com}}</ref> According to Nvidia, this feature will not cause any damage to the GPU and retain its warranty.<ref name=":2" /> However, it might cause instability issues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mujtaba |first=Hassan |date=2024-06-03 |title=NVIDIA App Adds 1-Click "Auto GPU" Tuning & 120 FPS AV1 Recording, G-Assist Can Also Dynamically Tune GPU, Record Statistics & Change Game Settings On The Fly |url=https://wccftech.com/nvidia-app-1-click-auto-gpu-tuning-120-fps-av1-recording-g-assist-dynamically-tune-gpu-record-statistics-change-game-settings/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Wccftech |language=en-US}}</ref> The feature is similar to the GeForce Experience's "Enable automatic tuning" option, which was released in 2021, with the difference being that this was a one-off overclocking feature<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trevisan |first=Thiago |date=2021-05-10 |title=How to use Nvidia's performance tuning tool for one-click GeForce overclocking |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/394678/how-to-use-nvidias-performance-tuning-tool-for-one-click-geforce-overclocking.html |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=[[PCWorld]] |language=en}}</ref> that did not adjust the GPU's clock speed on a regular basis.

In January 2025, Nvidia added Smooth Motion to the Nvidia App, a feature similar to [[Frame Generation]] which generates an extra frame between two natively rendered frames.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=NVIDIA DLSS4, DLSS4 Overrides and Smooth Motion now available |url=https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-dlss4-dlss4-overrides-and-smooth-motion-now-available |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=VideoCardz.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Because the feature is driver-based, it also works in games that do not support DLSS's Frame Generation option.<ref name="auto1"/> As of its release, the feature is only available on [[GeForce 50 series]] GPUs, though Nvidia stated they will add support for [[GeForce 40 series]] GPUs in the future as well.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Sarfraz |date=2025-01-31 |title=NVIDIA Smooth Motion Will Be Available On GeForce RTX 40 GPUs Soon, Frame-Gen Enablement Via NVIDIA App |url=https://wccftech.com/nvidia-smooth-motion-will-be-available-on-geforce-rtx-40-gpus-frame-gen-all-games/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=Wccftech |language=en-US}}</ref> The feature was added to GeForce 40 series GPUs on August 18, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andermahr |first=Wolfgang |date=2025-08-18 |title=Nvidia: Updates für die App und Smooth Motion für RTX 4000 |url=https://www.computerbase.de/news/grafikkarten/nvidia-updates-fuer-die-app-und-smooth-motion-fuer-rtx-4000.93913/ |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=ComputerBase |language=de}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.nvidia.com/page/desktop.html GeForce product page on Nvidia's website]
* [http://www.geforce.com/ GeForce powered games on Nvidia's website]
* [http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb TechPowerUp GPU Specs Database]
*[https://1000logos.net/geforce-logo/ GeForce logo history at 1000logos]

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