 GeForce 8800 Ultra released in May 2007; the series' flagship unit. | |
| Release date | November 8, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Codename | G8x |
| Architecture | Tesla |
| Models |
|
| Cards | |
| Entry-level | 8100 8200 8300 8400 8500 |
| Mid-range | 8600 GS/GT/GTS |
| High-end | 8800 GS/GT/GTS |
| Enthusiast | 8800 GTX/Ultra |
| API support | |
| DirectX | Direct3D 10.0 Shader Model 4.0 |
| OpenGL | OpenGL 3.3 |
| History | |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 series |
| Successor | GeForce 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]
- ^ Q3 2007 NVIDIA Corporation Earnings Conference. NVIDIA.com. November 9, 2006.
- ^ "NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 graphics processor". Archived from the original on July 15, 2007.