GeForce 256
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GeForce 256 is NVIDIA’s first-generation consumer graphics processing unit, widely regarded as the first GPU to integrate hardware transform and lighting for 3D acceleration.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
consumer graphics card
ⓘ
graphics processing unit ⓘ |
| announcementDate | 1999-08-31 ⓘ |
| architecture | NV10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardPartners |
ASUS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Creative Labs NERFINISHED ⓘ ELSA NERFINISHED ⓘ Guillemot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brand | GeForce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| busInterface |
AGP 2x
ⓘ
AGP 4x ⓘ |
| codename | NV10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreClock | 120 MHz ⓘ |
| coreClockVariant | 120–135 MHz range depending on model ⓘ |
| fillRate | 480 megapixels per second ⓘ |
| generation | first-generation GeForce ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1999-08-31 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Nvidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingName | The world’s first GPU ⓘ |
| marketReleaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| memoryBusWidth | 128-bit ⓘ |
| memoryClock | 166 MHz SDR ⓘ |
| memoryClockVariant | 150–183 MHz depending on model ⓘ |
| memoryType |
DDR SDRAM
ⓘ
SDR SDRAM ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first consumer GPU with integrated hardware transform and lighting ⓘ |
| notableImpact | popularized the term GPU in consumer graphics ⓘ |
| pixelPipelines | 4 ⓘ |
| powerConnector | none (powered from AGP slot) ⓘ |
| predecessor | RIVA TNT2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processNode |
0.22 µm
ⓘ
220 nm ⓘ |
| successor | GeForce2 GTS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsAGPFeature | AGP texturing GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportsAPI |
Direct3D 7.0
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
OpenGL 1.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsColorDepth | 32-bit true color ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
32-bit color rendering
ⓘ
hardware geometry processing ⓘ hardware lighting ⓘ single-texturing pipeline ⓘ |
| supportsHardwareTransformAndLighting | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportsResolution | up to 2048x1536 (depending on board) ⓘ |
| supportsStencilBufferDepth | 8-bit GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportsZBufferDepth | 24-bit GENERATED ⓘ |
| targetMarket | desktop PCs ⓘ |
| targetSegment | performance consumer graphics ⓘ |
| textureUnitsPerPipeline | 1 ⓘ |
| transistorCount | 23 million ⓘ |
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