GeForce
brand of graphics processing units by NVIDIA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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GeForce is a brand name by Nvidia. It is a series of video cards.
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Their main competitor is AMD with their Radeon line. Another competitor is Intel with their Intel Arc line.
History
GeForce is the successor of the RIVA TNT2 line.
In early 1999, Nvidia made a contest named "Name That Chip". The public should find a name for Nvidia's next video card. 7 winners had earned a RIVA TNT2 Ultra as a reward.[1] The brand name "GeForce" won.
The first card in the series was the GeForce 256. It was released on September 1, 1999.
The latest video card series under the GeForce brand is the GeForce 50 series, as of January 2025.
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Timeline
| 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 |
| 2007 | |
| 2008 | GeForce 9 series |
| GeForce 200 series | |
| 2009 | GeForce 100 series |
| GeForce 300 series | |
| 2010 | GeForce 400 series |
| GeForce 500 series | |
| 2011 | |
| 2012 | GeForce 600 series |
| 2013 | GeForce 700 series |
| 2014 | GeForce 800M series |
| GeForce 900 series | |
| 2015 | |
| 2016 | GeForce 10 series |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | GeForce 20 series |
| 2019 | GeForce 16 series |
| 2020 | GeForce 30 series |
| 2021 | |
| 2022 | GeForce 40 series |
| 2023 |
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References
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