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GeForce Family
GeForce 8 Series
Where to Buy
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GeForce 8800

GeForce 8600

GeForce 8500

Geforce 8400

Additional Info
PODCAST
NVIDIA product manager Justin Walker discusses the GeForce 8800 Ultra GPU and the definitive gaming platform.
Download Podcast (8MB)

High Definition Demo Collage
See all the GeForce 8800 demos in High Definition. (720p 122MB)

The Definitive Gaming Platform
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GPUs and NVIDIA nForce 600 Series MCPs

NVIDIA SLI technology
Equip yourself with an NVIDIA® SLI® PC for next generation DirectX® 10 games. Are you ready?


Essential Vista
NVIDIA - Essential for the best Windows Vista experience. Learn More.

PureVideo HD
Learn about PureVideo® HD technology—essential for the ultimate HD movie experience on a PC.

Extreme HD
Go beyond standard high definition (HD) and experience Extreme High Definition (XHD).




 
NVIDIA's Unified Architecture GeForce 8 Series GPUs - First to Support Microsoft DirectX 10 Games and Applications.

NVIDIA® GeForce® 8 series graphics processing units (GPUs) redefine the PC gaming experience. With a revolutionary unified architecture and full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 10 games, GeForce 8 series GPUs deliver unprecedented performance, extraordinarily detailed environments, and film quality game effects.

The complete line of reality-redefining NVIDIA GeForce 8 SLI™-Ready1 Series graphics processors is now here. Stop craving and start playing.
  • GeForce 8800 Ultra
  • GeForce 8800 GTX
  • GeForce 8800 GTS (640 MB, 512MB3 and 320 MB)
  • GeForce 8800 GT
  • GeForce 8800 GT for Mac
  • GeForce 8800 GS
  • GeForce 8600 GTS
  • GeForce 8600 GT
  • GeForce 8500 GT
  • GeForce 8400 GS
Features
  • Full support for both Microsoft® DirectX 10 and DirectX 9 for unparalleled levels of graphics realism and performance
  • NVIDIA PureVideo™ HD2 technology provides unsurpassed Blu-ray and HD DVD movie picture quality
  • NVIDIA 8 Series graphics processors are essential for accelerating the best Microsoft® Windows Vista™ experience
Specifications | Performance
  Core Clock (MHz) Shader Clock (MHz) Memory Clock (MHz) Memory Amount Memory Interface Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)
GeForce
8800 Ultra		 612 1500 1080 768MB 384-bit 103.7 39.2
GeForce
8800 GTX		 575 1350 900 768MB 384-bit 86.4 36.8
GeForce
8800 GTS		 500 1200 800 640MB or
320MB		 320-bit 64 24
GeForce
8800 GTS 512MB3		 650 1625 970 512MB 256-bit 64 41.6
GeForce
8800 GT		 600 1500 900 512MB 256-bit 57.6 33.6
GeForce
8800 GS		 550 1375 800 384MB 192-bit 38.4 26.4
GeForce
8600 GTS		 675 1450 1000 256MB 128-bit 32 10.8
GeForce
8600 GT		 540 1190 700 256MB 128-bit 22.4 8.64
GeForce
8500 GT		 450 900 400 256MB 128-bit 12.8 3.6
GeForce
8400 GS		 450 900 400 256MB 64-bit 6.4 3.6




1 Functionality depends on your operating system and specialized drivers. Check www.nvidia.com for up-to-date support information. NVIDIA SLI Technology is not supported on GeForce 8400 GPUs.

2 PureVideo HD support is currently only available on Microsoft Windows Vista for GeForce 8500 and 8600 graphics processors. Visit our drivers page for the latest information on upcoming Windows XP driver support.

3 A GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB must be paired with another GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB, regardless of graphics card manufacturer to enable SLI technology.