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<blockquote data-quote="akilar25" data-source="post: 7396118" data-attributes="member: 167921"><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv25jpg,0101-151982-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-Q-151982-13.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><img src="http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv25jpg,0101-151982-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank">Zoom</a>&nbsp; An Improved GeForce 3: The GeForce&nbsp; 4 Ti The successor to the GeForce 3, released in February 2002, was called&nbsp;&nbsp; the GeForce 4 Ti. Its architecture was similar to that of the NV20&nbsp;&nbsp; (GeForce 3), but the NV25 was significantly faster due to its 150 nm&nbsp;&nbsp; process. Nvidia gave the GeForce 4 Ti approximately three times the&nbsp;&nbsp; Vertex Shader power of the GeForce 3 by increasing the clock frequency&nbsp;&nbsp; and doubling the number of ALUs. In addition, Nvidia improved LMA, the&nbsp;&nbsp; technology that limits memory bandwidth use by not calculating&nbsp;&nbsp; undisplayed data. Nvidia sold three versions of the card: the Ti 4200, the Ti 4400 and the&nbsp;&nbsp; Ti 4600. The differences among the cards was in the clock speeds: 250&nbsp;&nbsp; MHz for the GPU and 250 MHz for the memory (Ti 4200); 275/275 for the&nbsp; Ti&nbsp; 4400; and 300/325 for the high-end Ti 4600. &nbsp;&nbsp; Nvidia NV25 (GeForce 4 Ti 4600)&nbsp;&nbsp; Date released&nbsp; February 2002&nbsp;&nbsp; Card&nbsp; interface&nbsp; PCI/AGP 4x&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate&nbsp; 2400 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate&nbsp; 1200&nbsp; Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Rendering pipelines&nbsp; 4&nbsp;&nbsp; Texture units&nbsp; 8&nbsp;&nbsp; Vertex Shader&nbsp; units&nbsp; 2&nbsp;&nbsp; Version Shader&nbsp; 1.3&nbsp;&nbsp; Chip clock frequency&nbsp; 300 MHz&nbsp; &nbsp; Fabrication process&nbsp; 0.15 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; Number of transistors&nbsp; 63 million&nbsp; &nbsp; DirectX version&nbsp; 8&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory Type&nbsp; DDR&nbsp;&nbsp; Maximum memory&nbsp; 128 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory&nbsp; clock frequency&nbsp; 325 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory bus&nbsp; 128 bits&nbsp;&nbsp; Maximum bandwidth&nbsp;&nbsp; 10.4 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Video out&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp;&nbsp; RAMDAC&nbsp; 350 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Video playback&nbsp;&nbsp; MPEG2 semi-hardware&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Late in 2002, the NV28 arrived. This GPU was similar to the NV25,&nbsp; simply&nbsp; adding AGP 8x support to the GeForce 4 Ti cards. The GeForce Ti&nbsp; 4800&nbsp; (300/325) was identical to the GeForce 4 Ti 4600 except for the&nbsp; addition&nbsp; of AGP 8x compatibility. The GeForce Ti 4200 128 MB had a&nbsp; lower&nbsp; bandwidth than the 64 MB version because the memory ran at 222&nbsp; MHz&nbsp; compared to 250 MHz in the 64 MB version.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv30jpg,0101-151983-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-R-151983-13.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><img src="http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv30jpg,0101-151983-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank">Zoom</a>&nbsp; NV30: Nvidia Loses With The FX&nbsp; 5800 In January 2003, Nvidia released the GeForce FX 5800 (NV30). This card&nbsp; was criticized both for its performance, which was unworthy of a&nbsp; high-end card, and its high noise level. Released at around the same&nbsp; time, ATI’s Radeon 9700 Pro was much more efficient and also faster. The&nbsp; NV30 was a commercial failure, even if Nvidia sometimes says that the&nbsp; failure is one of the best things that have happened to the company —&nbsp; since it proved that you can never rest on your laurels. &nbsp;&nbsp; Nvidia NV30 (GeForce FX 5800)&nbsp;&nbsp; Date released&nbsp; January 2003&nbsp;&nbsp; Card interface&nbsp; PCI/AGP 8x&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mtexels)&nbsp; 3200 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mpixels)&nbsp; 1600 Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Rendering pipelines&nbsp; 4&nbsp;&nbsp; Texture units&nbsp; 8&nbsp;&nbsp; Vertex Shader units&nbsp; 2&nbsp;&nbsp; Pixel Shader version&nbsp; 2.0a&nbsp;&nbsp; Chip clock frequency&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Fabrication process&nbsp; 0.13 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; Number of transistors&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 125 million&nbsp;&nbsp; DirectX version&nbsp; 9&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory Type&nbsp; DDR2&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory (generally)&nbsp; 128 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory clock frequency&nbsp; 400 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory bus&nbsp; 128 bits&nbsp;&nbsp; Maximum bandwidth&nbsp; 12.8 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Video out&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp;&nbsp; RAMDAC&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Video playback&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Ultra version of the card was faster (or shall we say less slow),&nbsp; with a clock speed of 500 MHz for the GPU and memory (DDR2).&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv35jpg,0101-151984-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-S-151984-13.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><img src="http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv35jpg,0101-151984-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank">Zoom</a>&nbsp; NV3x: Nvidia Releases FX (and PCX)&nbsp; Versions Even after the failure of the NV30, Nvidia kept the architecture, with&nbsp; the GeForce FX 5900 replacing the GeForce FX 5800. With its 256-bit&nbsp; memory bus and improved vertex calculating power, the FX 5900 managed to&nbsp; hold its own against competing cards like the Radeon 9800 Pro. Nvidia&nbsp; also released entry-level and midrange versions of its GeForce FX: the&nbsp; FX5600 (NV31) and FX5700 (NV36) in the midrange, and the entry-level&nbsp; FX5200 (NV34). These cards are noteworthy in that the earlier midrange&nbsp; card (the GeForce 4 Ti 4200) could outperform them. &nbsp;&nbsp; Nvidia NV3x&nbsp;&nbsp; Name of the card&nbsp; NV35 (FX 5900)&nbsp;&nbsp; NV31 (FX 5600)&nbsp; NV36 (FX 5700)&nbsp; NV34 (FX 5200)&nbsp;&nbsp; Date released&nbsp; May 2003&nbsp;&nbsp; March 2003&nbsp; October 2003&nbsp; March 2003&nbsp;&nbsp; Card interface&nbsp; PCI/AGP 8x&nbsp;&nbsp; PCI/AGP 8x&nbsp; PCI/AGP 8x&nbsp; PCI/AGP 8x&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mtexels)&nbsp; 3200 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 1300 Mtexels/s&nbsp; 1700 Mtexels/s&nbsp; 1000 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mpixels)&nbsp; 1600 Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 1300 Mpixels/s&nbsp; 1700 Mpixels/s&nbsp; 1000 Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Rendering pipelines&nbsp; 4&nbsp; 4&nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp; 4&nbsp;&nbsp; Texture units&nbsp; 8&nbsp; 4&nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp; 4&nbsp;&nbsp; Vertex Shader units&nbsp; 3&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp; 3&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp; Chip clock frequency&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; 325 MHz&nbsp; 425 MHz&nbsp; 250 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Fabrication process&nbsp; 0.13 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.13 µ&nbsp; 0.13 µ&nbsp; 0.13 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; Number of transistors&nbsp; 130 million&nbsp;&nbsp; 80 million&nbsp; 82 million&nbsp; 47 million&nbsp;&nbsp; DirectX version&nbsp; 9&nbsp; 9&nbsp;&nbsp; 9&nbsp; 9&nbsp;&nbsp; Pixel Shader version&nbsp; 2.0a&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.0a&nbsp; 2.0a&nbsp; 2.0a&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory Type&nbsp; DDR&nbsp; DDR&nbsp;&nbsp; DDR&nbsp; DDR&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory (generally)&nbsp; 256 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; 128 MB&nbsp; 256 MB&nbsp; 128 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory clock frequency&nbsp; 425 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; 275 MHz (x2)&nbsp; 250 MHz (x2)&nbsp; 200 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory bus&nbsp; 256 bits&nbsp; 128&nbsp; bits&nbsp; 128 bits&nbsp; 128 bits&nbsp;&nbsp; Maximum bandwidth&nbsp; 27.2 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 8.8 GB/s&nbsp; 8 GB/s&nbsp; 6.4 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Video out&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp;&nbsp; RAMDAC&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp; 350 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; 350 MHz&nbsp; 350 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Video playback&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware&nbsp;&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Nvidia also released PCI Express cards — the GeForce PCX series — but&nbsp; they were essentially AGP cards with an AGP-to-PCI Express bridge. Some&nbsp; FX 5200 cards had a 64-bit bus (instead of 128-bit) and a slower memory&nbsp; clock frequency (166 MHz instead of 200 MHz).&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv40jpg,0101-151985-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-T-151985-13.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><img src="http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv40jpg,0101-151985-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank">Zoom</a>&nbsp; N40/N45: Nvidia Gets Back In The&nbsp; Race With The GeForce 6800 and SLI After the failure of the NV30, it was imperative of Nvidia to snap back.&nbsp; And they did, with the NV40, also known as the GeForce 6800. This card&nbsp; was extremely efficient and more powerful than the FX 5900, due to its&nbsp; large number of transistors (222 million). The NV45, also called GeForce&nbsp; 6800, was nothing more than an NV40 with an AGP-to-PCI Express bridge,&nbsp; giving the card support for the new standard, and above all, for SLI.&nbsp; The SLI technology couples two PCI Express GeForce 6 cards to increase&nbsp; performance. &nbsp;&nbsp; Nvidia NV40 and NV45 (GeForce 6800 Ultra)&nbsp;&nbsp; Date released&nbsp; April 2004&nbsp;&nbsp; March 2005&nbsp;&nbsp; Card interface&nbsp; AGP 8x&nbsp; PCI&nbsp; Express 16x&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mtexels)&nbsp; 6400 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 6400 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mpixels)&nbsp; 6400 Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 6400 Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Rendering pipelines&nbsp; 16&nbsp; 16&nbsp;&nbsp; Texture units&nbsp; 16&nbsp; 16&nbsp;&nbsp; Vertex Shader units&nbsp; 6&nbsp; 6&nbsp;&nbsp; Chip clock frequency&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Fabrication process&nbsp; 0.13 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.13 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; Number of transistors&nbsp; 222 million&nbsp;&nbsp; 222 million&nbsp;&nbsp; DirectX version&nbsp; 9c&nbsp; 9c&nbsp;&nbsp; Pixel Shader Version&nbsp; 3.0&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.0&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory Type&nbsp; GDDR3&nbsp; GDDR3&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory (generally)&nbsp; 256 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; 256 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory clock frequency&nbsp; 550 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; 550 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory bus&nbsp; 256 bits&nbsp; 256&nbsp; bits&nbsp;&nbsp; Maximum bandwidth&nbsp; 35.2 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 35.2 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Video out&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp;&nbsp; RAMDAC&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Video playback&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware&nbsp;&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware&nbsp;&nbsp; Multi-GPU support&nbsp; N/A&nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cards based on the NV41 and NV42 were also produced. The NV41 is an NV40&nbsp; with fewer processing units (12 pipelines and 5 vertex units) used in&nbsp; certain GeForce 6800 cards; the NV42 is an NV41 fabricated with a 110 nm&nbsp; process (and thus, less expensive to produce).&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv44jpg,0101-151986-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-U-151986-13.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><img src="http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv44jpg,0101-151986-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank">Zoom</a>&nbsp; GeForce 6 Invades The Planet After the GeForce 6800, Nvidia needed to introduce cards that were&nbsp; slower and less expensive. The NV40 was powerful, but its 222 million&nbsp; transistors limited fabrication yields and increased the price, so the&nbsp; two cards built from it, the GeForce 6600 and 6200, had only moderate&nbsp; success. The GeForce 6600, fabricated at 110 nm, was based on the NV43&nbsp; and offered good performance at a decent price. The PCI Express versions&nbsp; of these cards could even operate in SLI mode. The GeForce 6600 was the first natively PCI Express Nvidia card; AGP&nbsp; versions used a PCI Express-to-AGP bridge. The GeForce 6200 was an&nbsp; entry-level card — not very powerful but not very expensive. PCI&nbsp; Express, AGP, and PCI versions were produced, and there were also&nbsp; versions built into laptops. &nbsp;&nbsp; Nvidia NV43 and NV44 (GeForce 6600 GT and GeForce 6200)&nbsp;&nbsp; Date released&nbsp; August 2004&nbsp;&nbsp; August 2004&nbsp;&nbsp; Card interface&nbsp; PCI Express 16x&nbsp;&nbsp; PCI Express 16x&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mtexels)&nbsp; 4000 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 1400 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mpixels)&nbsp; 2000 Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 700 Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Rendering pipelines&nbsp; 4&nbsp; 2&nbsp;&nbsp; Texture units&nbsp; 8&nbsp; 4&nbsp;&nbsp; Vertex shader units&nbsp; 3&nbsp; 3&nbsp;&nbsp; Chip clock frequency&nbsp; 500 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; 350 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Fabrication process&nbsp; 0.11 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.11 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; Number of transistors&nbsp; 143 million&nbsp;&nbsp; 77 million&nbsp;&nbsp; DirectX version&nbsp; 9c&nbsp; 9c&nbsp;&nbsp; Pixel Shader version&nbsp; 3.0&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.0&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory Type&nbsp; GDDR3&nbsp; GDDR3&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory (generally)&nbsp; 128 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; 64 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory clock frequency&nbsp; 450 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; 350 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory bus&nbsp; 128 bits&nbsp; 64 bits&nbsp; &nbsp; Maximum bandwidth&nbsp; 14.2 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.6 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Video out&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp;&nbsp; RAMDAC&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Video playback&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware&nbsp;&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware&nbsp;&nbsp; Multi-GPU support&nbsp; 2&nbsp; N/A&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The GeForce 6200 was the first TurboCache card from Nvidia. In addition&nbsp; to the dedicated memory (16 to 512 MB), the card can use system RAM as&nbsp; video memory. Some manufacturers took advantage of this to tout the&nbsp; GeForce 6200 as “256 MB,” when in fact it had only 64 MB of dedicated&nbsp; memory. Note also that a built-in version of the NV44, the GeForce 6100,&nbsp; was included in certain Nvidia chipsets. The chip used a 90 nm process&nbsp; and had a single rendering pipeline and no dedicated memory.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/g70jpg,0101-151968-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-C-151968-13.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><img src="http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/g70jpg,0101-151968-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank">Zoom</a>&nbsp; G70 and G71: Nvidia Changes Its&nbsp; Nomenclature In 2005, Nvidia announced the GeForce 7. The GPUs’ code name, which had&nbsp; traditionally been NVxx, changed to Gxx. The first card was the G70&nbsp; (GeForce 7800), followed fairly quickly by the G71 (GeForce 7900). More&nbsp; powerful than the 6800 series, the GeForce 7800 was a success for&nbsp; Nvidia. The cards were sold in many different versions, such as the GTX&nbsp; and GS. AGP versions with a PCI Express-to-AGP bridge were also sold. &nbsp;&nbsp; Nvidia G70 and G71 (GeForce 7800 GTX and 7900 GTX)&nbsp;&nbsp; Date released&nbsp; June 2005&nbsp;&nbsp; March 2006&nbsp;&nbsp; Card interface&nbsp; PCI Express 16x&nbsp;&nbsp; PCI Express 16x&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mtexels)&nbsp; 13200 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 15600 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mpixels)&nbsp; 8800 Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 10400 Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Rendering pipelines&nbsp; 16&nbsp; 16&nbsp;&nbsp; Texture units&nbsp; 24&nbsp; 24&nbsp;&nbsp; Vertex units&nbsp; 8&nbsp; 8&nbsp;&nbsp; Chip clock frequency&nbsp; 550 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; 650 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Fabrication process&nbsp; 0.11 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.09 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; Number of transistors&nbsp; 302 million&nbsp;&nbsp; 278 million&nbsp;&nbsp; DirectX version&nbsp; 9c&nbsp; 9c&nbsp;&nbsp; Pixel Shader version&nbsp; 3.0&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.0&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory Type&nbsp; GDDR3&nbsp; GDDR3&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory (generally)&nbsp; 512 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; 512 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory clock frequency&nbsp; 850 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; 800 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory bus&nbsp; 256 bits&nbsp; 256&nbsp; bits&nbsp;&nbsp; Maximum bandwidth&nbsp; 54.4 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 51.2 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Video out&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp;&nbsp; RAMDAC&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Video playback&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware, WMV9&nbsp; semi-hardware&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware, WMV9 semi-hardware&nbsp;&nbsp; Multi-GPU support&nbsp; 2&nbsp; 4&nbsp; (2x2)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; With the GeForce 7900 Nvidia also used, for the first time, a technique&nbsp; its competitors had already been using: dual-GPU cards. The 7900GX2 and&nbsp; 7950GX2 had two G71s in parallel. The company was to re-use this&nbsp; technique in 2008 with the GeForce 9800GX2.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/G72jpg,0101-151969-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-D-151969-13.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>&nbsp; G72 and G73: Low-end GeForce 7s As has become its habit, Nvidia released two other versions of its&nbsp; high-end architecture — one entry-level (G72, GeForce 7300) and one&nbsp; midrange (G73, GeForce 7600). Both chips were fabricated with a 90 nm&nbsp; process and offered adequate performance. As is often the case, the&nbsp; mobile versions used the midrange chips, and the GeForce 7300 Go was&nbsp; very popular. &nbsp;&nbsp; Nvidia G72 and G73 (GeForce 7300 GS and 7600 GT)&nbsp;&nbsp; Date released&nbsp; January 2006&nbsp;&nbsp; March 2006&nbsp;&nbsp; Card interface&nbsp; PCI Express 16x&nbsp;&nbsp; PCI Express 16x&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mtexels)&nbsp; 2200 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 6720 Mtexels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Fillrate (Mpixels)&nbsp; 1100 Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 4480 Mpixels/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Rendering pipelines&nbsp; 2&nbsp; 8&nbsp;&nbsp; Texture units&nbsp; 4&nbsp; 12&nbsp;&nbsp; Vertex Shader units&nbsp; 3&nbsp; 5&nbsp;&nbsp; Chip clock frequency&nbsp; 550 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; 560 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Fabrication process&nbsp; 0.09 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.09 µ&nbsp;&nbsp; Number of transistors&nbsp; 112 million&nbsp;&nbsp; 177 million&nbsp;&nbsp; DirectX version&nbsp; 9c&nbsp; 9c&nbsp;&nbsp; Pixel Shader version&nbsp; 3.0&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.0&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory Type&nbsp; GDDR&nbsp; GDDR3&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory (generally)&nbsp; 128 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; 256 MB&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory clock frequency&nbsp; 400 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; 700 MHz (x2)&nbsp;&nbsp; Memory bus&nbsp; 64 bits&nbsp; 128 bits&nbsp; &nbsp; Maximum bandwidth&nbsp; 6.4 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; 22.4 GB/s&nbsp;&nbsp; Video out&nbsp; 2 x VGA&nbsp; 2 x VGA +&nbsp; 2 x TDMS&nbsp;&nbsp; RAMDAC&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp; 400 MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Video playback&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware, WMV9&nbsp; semi-hardware&nbsp; MPEG2 hardware, WMV9 semi-hardware&nbsp;&nbsp; Multi-GPU support&nbsp; N/A&nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Slower (7200 Go) and faster (7400 Go) portable versions were also&nbsp; produced, and an 80 nm version of the G73 was also sold by Nvidia.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="akilar25, post: 7396118, member: 167921"] [URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv25jpg,0101-151982-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"][IMG]http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-Q-151982-13.jpg[/IMG][/URL][IMG]http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif[/IMG][URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv25jpg,0101-151982-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"]Zoom[/URL] [B] An Improved GeForce 3: The GeForce 4 Ti [/B] The successor to the GeForce 3, released in February 2002, was called the GeForce 4 Ti. Its architecture was similar to that of the NV20 (GeForce 3), but the NV25 was significantly faster due to its 150 nm process. Nvidia gave the GeForce 4 Ti approximately three times the Vertex Shader power of the GeForce 3 by increasing the clock frequency and doubling the number of ALUs. In addition, Nvidia improved LMA, the technology that limits memory bandwidth use by not calculating undisplayed data. Nvidia sold three versions of the card: the Ti 4200, the Ti 4400 and the Ti 4600. The differences among the cards was in the clock speeds: 250 MHz for the GPU and 250 MHz for the memory (Ti 4200); 275/275 for the Ti 4400; and 300/325 for the high-end Ti 4600. Nvidia NV25 (GeForce 4 Ti 4600) Date released February 2002 Card interface PCI/AGP 4x Fillrate 2400 Mtexels/s Fillrate 1200 Mpixels/s Rendering pipelines 4 Texture units 8 Vertex Shader units 2 Version Shader 1.3 Chip clock frequency 300 MHz Fabrication process 0.15 µ Number of transistors 63 million DirectX version 8 Memory Type DDR Maximum memory 128 MB Memory clock frequency 325 MHz (x2) Memory bus 128 bits Maximum bandwidth 10.4 GB/s Video out 2 x VGA RAMDAC 350 MHz Video playback MPEG2 semi-hardware Late in 2002, the NV28 arrived. This GPU was similar to the NV25, simply adding AGP 8x support to the GeForce 4 Ti cards. The GeForce Ti 4800 (300/325) was identical to the GeForce 4 Ti 4600 except for the addition of AGP 8x compatibility. The GeForce Ti 4200 128 MB had a lower bandwidth than the 64 MB version because the memory ran at 222 MHz compared to 250 MHz in the 64 MB version. [URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv30jpg,0101-151983-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"][IMG]http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-R-151983-13.jpg[/IMG][/URL][IMG]http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif[/IMG][URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv30jpg,0101-151983-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"]Zoom[/URL] [B] NV30: Nvidia Loses With The FX 5800 [/B] In January 2003, Nvidia released the GeForce FX 5800 (NV30). This card was criticized both for its performance, which was unworthy of a high-end card, and its high noise level. Released at around the same time, ATI’s Radeon 9700 Pro was much more efficient and also faster. The NV30 was a commercial failure, even if Nvidia sometimes says that the failure is one of the best things that have happened to the company — since it proved that you can never rest on your laurels. Nvidia NV30 (GeForce FX 5800) Date released January 2003 Card interface PCI/AGP 8x Fillrate (Mtexels) 3200 Mtexels/s Fillrate (Mpixels) 1600 Mpixels/s Rendering pipelines 4 Texture units 8 Vertex Shader units 2 Pixel Shader version 2.0a Chip clock frequency 400 MHz Fabrication process 0.13 µ Number of transistors 125 million DirectX version 9 Memory Type DDR2 Memory (generally) 128 MB Memory clock frequency 400 MHz (x2) Memory bus 128 bits Maximum bandwidth 12.8 GB/s Video out 2 x VGA RAMDAC 400 MHz Video playback MPEG2 hardware The Ultra version of the card was faster (or shall we say less slow), with a clock speed of 500 MHz for the GPU and memory (DDR2). [URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv35jpg,0101-151984-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"][IMG]http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-S-151984-13.jpg[/IMG][/URL][IMG]http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif[/IMG][URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv35jpg,0101-151984-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"]Zoom[/URL] [B] NV3x: Nvidia Releases FX (and PCX) Versions [/B] Even after the failure of the NV30, Nvidia kept the architecture, with the GeForce FX 5900 replacing the GeForce FX 5800. With its 256-bit memory bus and improved vertex calculating power, the FX 5900 managed to hold its own against competing cards like the Radeon 9800 Pro. Nvidia also released entry-level and midrange versions of its GeForce FX: the FX5600 (NV31) and FX5700 (NV36) in the midrange, and the entry-level FX5200 (NV34). These cards are noteworthy in that the earlier midrange card (the GeForce 4 Ti 4200) could outperform them. Nvidia NV3x Name of the card NV35 (FX 5900) NV31 (FX 5600) NV36 (FX 5700) NV34 (FX 5200) Date released May 2003 March 2003 October 2003 March 2003 Card interface PCI/AGP 8x PCI/AGP 8x PCI/AGP 8x PCI/AGP 8x Fillrate (Mtexels) 3200 Mtexels/s 1300 Mtexels/s 1700 Mtexels/s 1000 Mtexels/s Fillrate (Mpixels) 1600 Mpixels/s 1300 Mpixels/s 1700 Mpixels/s 1000 Mpixels/s Rendering pipelines 4 4 4 4 Texture units 8 4 4 4 Vertex Shader units 3 1 3 1 Chip clock frequency 400 MHz 325 MHz 425 MHz 250 MHz Fabrication process 0.13 µ 0.13 µ 0.13 µ 0.13 µ Number of transistors 130 million 80 million 82 million 47 million DirectX version 9 9 9 9 Pixel Shader version 2.0a 2.0a 2.0a 2.0a Memory Type DDR DDR DDR DDR Memory (generally) 256 MB 128 MB 256 MB 128 MB Memory clock frequency 425 MHz (x2) 275 MHz (x2) 250 MHz (x2) 200 MHz (x2) Memory bus 256 bits 128 bits 128 bits 128 bits Maximum bandwidth 27.2 GB/s 8.8 GB/s 8 GB/s 6.4 GB/s Video out 2 x VGA 2 x VGA 2 x VGA 2 x VGA RAMDAC 400 MHz 350 MHz 350 MHz 350 MHz Video playback MPEG2 hardware MPEG2 hardware MPEG2 hardware MPEG2 hardware Nvidia also released PCI Express cards — the GeForce PCX series — but they were essentially AGP cards with an AGP-to-PCI Express bridge. Some FX 5200 cards had a 64-bit bus (instead of 128-bit) and a slower memory clock frequency (166 MHz instead of 200 MHz). [URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv40jpg,0101-151985-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"][IMG]http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-T-151985-13.jpg[/IMG][/URL][IMG]http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif[/IMG][URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv40jpg,0101-151985-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"]Zoom[/URL] [B] N40/N45: Nvidia Gets Back In The Race With The GeForce 6800 and SLI [/B] After the failure of the NV30, it was imperative of Nvidia to snap back. And they did, with the NV40, also known as the GeForce 6800. This card was extremely efficient and more powerful than the FX 5900, due to its large number of transistors (222 million). The NV45, also called GeForce 6800, was nothing more than an NV40 with an AGP-to-PCI Express bridge, giving the card support for the new standard, and above all, for SLI. The SLI technology couples two PCI Express GeForce 6 cards to increase performance. Nvidia NV40 and NV45 (GeForce 6800 Ultra) Date released April 2004 March 2005 Card interface AGP 8x PCI Express 16x Fillrate (Mtexels) 6400 Mtexels/s 6400 Mtexels/s Fillrate (Mpixels) 6400 Mpixels/s 6400 Mpixels/s Rendering pipelines 16 16 Texture units 16 16 Vertex Shader units 6 6 Chip clock frequency 400 MHz 400 MHz Fabrication process 0.13 µ 0.13 µ Number of transistors 222 million 222 million DirectX version 9c 9c Pixel Shader Version 3.0 3.0 Memory Type GDDR3 GDDR3 Memory (generally) 256 MB 256 MB Memory clock frequency 550 MHz (x2) 550 MHz (x2) Memory bus 256 bits 256 bits Maximum bandwidth 35.2 GB/s 35.2 GB/s Video out 2 x VGA 2 x VGA RAMDAC 400 MHz 400 MHz Video playback MPEG2 hardware MPEG2 hardware Multi-GPU support N/A 2 Cards based on the NV41 and NV42 were also produced. The NV41 is an NV40 with fewer processing units (12 pipelines and 5 vertex units) used in certain GeForce 6800 cards; the NV42 is an NV41 fabricated with a 110 nm process (and thus, less expensive to produce). [URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv44jpg,0101-151986-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"][IMG]http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-U-151986-13.jpg[/IMG][/URL][IMG]http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif[/IMG][URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/nv44jpg,0101-151986-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"]Zoom[/URL] [B] GeForce 6 Invades The Planet [/B] After the GeForce 6800, Nvidia needed to introduce cards that were slower and less expensive. The NV40 was powerful, but its 222 million transistors limited fabrication yields and increased the price, so the two cards built from it, the GeForce 6600 and 6200, had only moderate success. The GeForce 6600, fabricated at 110 nm, was based on the NV43 and offered good performance at a decent price. The PCI Express versions of these cards could even operate in SLI mode. The GeForce 6600 was the first natively PCI Express Nvidia card; AGP versions used a PCI Express-to-AGP bridge. The GeForce 6200 was an entry-level card — not very powerful but not very expensive. PCI Express, AGP, and PCI versions were produced, and there were also versions built into laptops. Nvidia NV43 and NV44 (GeForce 6600 GT and GeForce 6200) Date released August 2004 August 2004 Card interface PCI Express 16x PCI Express 16x Fillrate (Mtexels) 4000 Mtexels/s 1400 Mtexels/s Fillrate (Mpixels) 2000 Mpixels/s 700 Mpixels/s Rendering pipelines 4 2 Texture units 8 4 Vertex shader units 3 3 Chip clock frequency 500 MHz 350 MHz Fabrication process 0.11 µ 0.11 µ Number of transistors 143 million 77 million DirectX version 9c 9c Pixel Shader version 3.0 3.0 Memory Type GDDR3 GDDR3 Memory (generally) 128 MB 64 MB Memory clock frequency 450 MHz (x2) 350 MHz (x2) Memory bus 128 bits 64 bits Maximum bandwidth 14.2 GB/s 5.6 GB/s Video out 2 x VGA 2 x VGA RAMDAC 400 MHz 400 MHz Video playback MPEG2 hardware MPEG2 hardware Multi-GPU support 2 N/A The GeForce 6200 was the first TurboCache card from Nvidia. In addition to the dedicated memory (16 to 512 MB), the card can use system RAM as video memory. Some manufacturers took advantage of this to tout the GeForce 6200 as “256 MB,” when in fact it had only 64 MB of dedicated memory. Note also that a built-in version of the NV44, the GeForce 6100, was included in certain Nvidia chipsets. The chip used a 90 nm process and had a single rendering pipeline and no dedicated memory. [URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/g70jpg,0101-151968-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"][IMG]http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-C-151968-13.jpg[/IMG][/URL][IMG]http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/presencepc/design/loupe.gif[/IMG][URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/g70jpg,0101-151968-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"]Zoom[/URL] [B] G70 and G71: Nvidia Changes Its Nomenclature [/B] In 2005, Nvidia announced the GeForce 7. The GPUs’ code name, which had traditionally been NVxx, changed to Gxx. The first card was the G70 (GeForce 7800), followed fairly quickly by the G71 (GeForce 7900). More powerful than the 6800 series, the GeForce 7800 was a success for Nvidia. The cards were sold in many different versions, such as the GTX and GS. AGP versions with a PCI Express-to-AGP bridge were also sold. Nvidia G70 and G71 (GeForce 7800 GTX and 7900 GTX) Date released June 2005 March 2006 Card interface PCI Express 16x PCI Express 16x Fillrate (Mtexels) 13200 Mtexels/s 15600 Mtexels/s Fillrate (Mpixels) 8800 Mpixels/s 10400 Mpixels/s Rendering pipelines 16 16 Texture units 24 24 Vertex units 8 8 Chip clock frequency 550 MHz 650 MHz Fabrication process 0.11 µ 0.09 µ Number of transistors 302 million 278 million DirectX version 9c 9c Pixel Shader version 3.0 3.0 Memory Type GDDR3 GDDR3 Memory (generally) 512 MB 512 MB Memory clock frequency 850 MHz (x2) 800 MHz (x2) Memory bus 256 bits 256 bits Maximum bandwidth 54.4 GB/s 51.2 GB/s Video out 2 x VGA 2 x VGA RAMDAC 400 MHz 400 MHz Video playback MPEG2 hardware, WMV9 semi-hardware MPEG2 hardware, WMV9 semi-hardware Multi-GPU support 2 4 (2x2) With the GeForce 7900 Nvidia also used, for the first time, a technique its competitors had already been using: dual-GPU cards. The 7900GX2 and 7950GX2 had two G71s in parallel. The company was to re-use this technique in 2008 with the GeForce 9800GX2. [URL="http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/G72jpg,0101-151969-0-2-3-1-jpg-.html"][IMG]http://media.bestofmicro.com/nvidia-graphics-cards,9-D-151969-13.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [B] G72 and G73: Low-end GeForce 7s [/B] As has become its habit, Nvidia released two other versions of its high-end architecture — one entry-level (G72, GeForce 7300) and one midrange (G73, GeForce 7600). Both chips were fabricated with a 90 nm process and offered adequate performance. As is often the case, the mobile versions used the midrange chips, and the GeForce 7300 Go was very popular. Nvidia G72 and G73 (GeForce 7300 GS and 7600 GT) Date released January 2006 March 2006 Card interface PCI Express 16x PCI Express 16x Fillrate (Mtexels) 2200 Mtexels/s 6720 Mtexels/s Fillrate (Mpixels) 1100 Mpixels/s 4480 Mpixels/s Rendering pipelines 2 8 Texture units 4 12 Vertex Shader units 3 5 Chip clock frequency 550 MHz 560 MHz Fabrication process 0.09 µ 0.09 µ Number of transistors 112 million 177 million DirectX version 9c 9c Pixel Shader version 3.0 3.0 Memory Type GDDR GDDR3 Memory (generally) 128 MB 256 MB Memory clock frequency 400 MHz (x2) 700 MHz (x2) Memory bus 64 bits 128 bits Maximum bandwidth 6.4 GB/s 22.4 GB/s Video out 2 x VGA 2 x VGA + 2 x TDMS RAMDAC 400 MHz 400 MHz Video playback MPEG2 hardware, WMV9 semi-hardware MPEG2 hardware, WMV9 semi-hardware Multi-GPU support N/A 2 Slower (7200 Go) and faster (7400 Go) portable versions were also produced, and an 80 nm version of the G73 was also sold by Nvidia. [/QUOTE]

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