GeForce 100 series explained

GeForce 100 series
Codename:G9x
Architecture:Tesla
Model:GeForce G series
Model1:GeForce GT series
Model2:GeForce GTS series
Transistors:210M 65nm (G98)
Transistors1:314M 55nm (G96B)
Transistors2:505M 55nm (G94B)
Transistors3:754M 55nm (G92B)
Entry:G100
GT 120
Midrange:GT 130
GT 140
Highend:GTS 150
D3dversion:Direct3D 10.0
Shader Model 4.0
Openglversion:OpenGL 3.3
Openclversion:OpenCL 1.1
Predecessor:GeForce 9 series
Successor:GeForce 200 series
Support Status:Unsupported

The GeForce 100 series is a series of Tesla-based graphics processing units developed by Nvidia, first released in March 2009. The 100 series graphics cards are rebrands of GeForce 9 series cards, available only for OEMs. However, the GTS 150 was briefly available to consumers.

Products

The GeForce 100 series cards include the G100, GT 120, GT 130, GT 140 and GTS 150. The GT 120 is a based on the 9500 GT with improved thermal designs while the GT 130 is based on the 9600 GSO (which itself was a re-badged 8800 GS). The GT 140 is simply a rebadged 9600 GT. The GTS 150 is an OEM version of the GTS 250 with some slight changes. Despite being based upon previous 9 series cards, the G 100, GT 120, and GT 130 utilize entirely different PCB's and slightly different clock speeds.

ModelYearCode nameFab (nm)Transistors (Billion)Die Size (mm2)Bus interfaceCore configReference clock rate FillrateReference Memory ConfigurationAPI compliance (version)GFLOPS2 (MADD+MUL)TDP (Watts)Prices (As of Oct 2009)
Core (MHz)Shader (MHz)Memory (MHz)Pixel (GP/s)Texture (GT/s)Size (MB)Bandwidth (GB/s)DRAM typeBus width (bit)Direct3DOpenGLVulkan
GeForce G100March 10, 2009 [1] G98650.21086PCIe 2.0 x168:4:456714005004.34.35128GDDR264103.3~1640OEM
GeForce GT 120 March 10, 2009 [2] G96B550.314121PCIe 2.0 x1632:16:850014005008451216GDDR2/31281013050OEM
GeForce GT 130 March 10, 2009 [3] G94B550.505180PCIe 2.0 x1648:24:16500125050081276824GDDR219210254105OEM
GeForce GT 140 September 23, 2010 [4] G94B550.505180PCIe 2.0 x1664:32:166501625900812102457.6GDDR325610312120OEM
GeForce GTS 150 March 10, 2009 [5] G92B550.754230PCIe 2.0 x16128:64:167381836100011.847.2102464GDDR325610705150OEM

Discontinued support

NVIDIA has ceased driver support for GeForce 100 series on April 1, 2016.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nvidia OEM GeForce G 100 Launched . 2009-10-04 . techpowerup.com . techpowerup.com . 2009-10-04 .
  2. Web site: Nvidia OEM GeForce GT 120 Launched . 2009-10-04 . techpowerup.com . techpowerup.com . 2009-10-04 .
  3. Web site: Nvidia OEM GeForce GT 130 Launched . 2009-10-04 . techpowerup.com . techpowerup.com . 2009-10-04 .
  4. Web site: Nvidia Medion OEM GeForce GT 140 Launched . 2010-09-23 . medion.com . medion.com . 2010-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714065527/http://www.medion.com/ms/aldi/md8840/ie/ . 2011-07-14 . dead .
  5. Web site: Nvidia OEM GeForce GTS 150 Launched . 2009-10-04 . techpowerup.com . techpowerup.com . 2009-10-04 .
  6. http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3473 EOL driver support for legacy products