Ideal User NVIDIA GeForce Model GPU Architecture Texture Fill Rate
(per second)*
Maximum Memory Bandwidth* Memory Size* Microsoft DirectX HDR Lighting  
Extreme Gamer, Power User, Multimedia Enthusiast
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 for Mac
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
200 series
200 series
200 series
200 series
200 series
200 series
92.2 billion 223.8 GB/s 1792 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
51.8 billion 159 GB/s 1024 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
51.8 billion 159 GB/s 1024 MB 10 128 bit Buy Now
48.2 billion 141.7 GB/s 1 GB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
50.6 billion 127.0 GB/sec 896 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
36.9 billion 111.9 GB/s 896 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
Gamer, Multimedia User
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT for Mac
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
200 series
9 series
8 series
9 series
9 series
9 series
8 series
8 series
47.2 billion 70.4 GB/sec 512 MB/1 GB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
33.6 billion 57.6GB/s 512 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
33.6 billion 57.6GB/s 512 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
20.8 billion 57.6 GB/s 512 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
15.6 billion 57.6 GB/s 512 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
26.4 billion 38.4 GB/s 384 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
10.8 billion 32.0 GB/s 256 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
8.6 billion 22.4 GB/s 256 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
Business User, Casual Gamer, Home PC User
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (GDDR3)
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (DDR2)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
9 series
9 series
9 series
8 series
8 series
8.8 billion 25.6 GB/s 256/512 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
8.8 billion 16.0 GB/s 512 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
4.4 billion 12.8 GB 512 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
3.6 billion 12.8 GB/s 256 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
3.6 billion 6.4 GB/s 256 MB 10 64-bit Compare and Buy