GeForce 200 Series

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NVIDIA GeForce 200 Series

Codename(s)	D10U-30, D10U-20
Created	2008
Entry-level GPU	?
Mid-Range GPU	?
High-end GPU	GTX 260, GTX 280
Direct3D and Shader version	D3D 10, Model 4

The GeForce 200 Series is the tenth generation of NVIDIA's GeForce graphics cards. The series also represents the continuation of the company's unified shader architecture introduced with the GeForce 8 Series.

[edit] GeForce GTX 200

It has been reported that Nvidia's upcoming GPUs codenamed GT200 (also known as D10U-30 and D10U-20) will be named as GeForce GTX 280 and 260. These GPUs are expected to be launched June 17. The GeForce GTX 280, the top end model, will launch with support for nVidia's technologies CUDA, PhysX and an upgraded version of PureVideo. The GeForce GTX 260, the high end model, will also support the same technologies as the GeForce GTX 280. The GTX 280 is expected to be priced at $649 and the GTX 260 at $449.^[1] The die size of GTX 280 and 260 is 576 mm² on a 65 nm process.^[2]^[3]

[edit] Technical summary

Model	Release Date	Codename	Interface	Fabrication process (nm)	Core clock max (MHz)	Peak fillrate				Shaders		Memory					Texture Units	Raster Operators	Power Consumption (Watts)	Transistor Count (Millions)	Theoretical Shader Processing Rate (Gigaflops)
Model	Release Date	Codename	Interface	Fabrication process (nm)	Core clock max (MHz)	Billion pixel/s	Billion bilinear texel/s	Billion bilinear FP16 texel/s	Billion FP32 pixel/s	Stream Processors	Clock (MHz)	Bandwidth max (GB/s)	DRAM type	Bus width (bit)	Megabytes	Effective (Real) Memory Clock (MHz)	Texture Units	Raster Operators	Power Consumption (Watts)	Transistor Count (Millions)	Theoretical Shader Processing Rate (Gigaflops)
GeForce GTX 260^[4]	17 June 2008	D10U-20	PCI Express 2.0 x16	65	576	?	36.9	?	?	192	1242	111.9	GDDR3	448	896	1998 (999)	64	28	182^[5]	1400	708
GeForce GTX 280^[6]	17 June 2008	D10U-30	PCI Express 2.0 x16	65	602	19.3	48.2	?	?	240	1296	141.7	GDDR3	512	1024	2214 (1107)	80	32	236^[5]	1400	933

[edit] References

^ NVIDIA GT200 Rumours & Speculation Thread, Beyond3D Forum.
^ Nvidia's GT200 chip to pack about 1 billion transistors into 576 mm2, TG Daily.
^ Nvidia GTX260 and 280 revealed, The INQUIRER.
^ Geforce GTX 260 final specs, Fudzilla.
^ ^a ^b GTX 280 max power is 236 Watts, Fudzilla.
^ Geforce GTX 280 final specs, Fudzilla.

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