GeForce 8 series

GeForce 8 series
Release dateNovember 8, 2006 (November 8, 2006)
CodenameG8x
ArchitectureTesla
Models
  • GeForce GS series
  • GeForce GT series
  • GeForce GTS series
  • GeForce GTX series
  • GeForce Ultra series
Cards
Entry-level8100
8200
8300
8400
8500
Mid-range8600 GS/GT/GTS
High-end8800 GS/GT/GTS
Enthusiast8800 GTX/Ultra
API support
DirectXDirect3D 10.0
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGLOpenGL 3.3
History
PredecessorGeForce 7 series
SuccessorGeForce 9 series
Support status
Unsupported

The GeForce 8 series is the eighth generation of Nvidia's GeForce line of graphics processing units. The third major GPU architecture developed by Nvidia, Tesla represents the company's first unified shader architecture.[1][2]

  1. ^ Q3 2007 NVIDIA Corporation Earnings Conference. NVIDIA.com. November 9, 2006.
  2. ^ "NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 graphics processor". Archived from the original on July 15, 2007.

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