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 280
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
200 series
9 series
200 series
8 series
8 series
8 series
8 series
48.2 billion 141.7 GB/s 1 GB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
76.8 billion 128 GB/s 1 GB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
36.9 billion 111.9 GB/s 896 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
39.2 billion 103.7 GB/s 768 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
36.8 billion 86.4 GB/s 768 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
24.0 billion 64.0 GB/s 320/640 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
41.6 billion 62.1 GB/s 512 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
Gamer, Multimedia User
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT for Mac
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
9 series
9 series
9 series
8 series
8 series
9 series
9 series
8 series
8 series
47.2 billion 70.4 GB/s 512 MB 10 128 bit Compare and Buy
43.2 billion 70.4 GB/s 512 MB 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 Buy Now
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
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
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS (AGP)
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
7 series
7 series
7 series
6.0 billion 38.4 GB/s 256 MB 9.0c 64 bit Compare and Buy
6.7 billion 22.4 GB/s 256 MB 9.0c 64 bit Compare and Buy
3.2 billion 12.8 GB/s 256 MB 9.0c 64 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
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE
NVIDIA GeForce 7200 GS
NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS
9 series
9 series
9 series
8 series
8 series
7 series
7 series
7 series
7 series
7 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
2.8 billion 10.7 GB/s 256 MB 9.0c 64 bit Compare and Buy
2.2 billion 6.5 GB/s 256 MB 9.0c 64 bit Compare and Buy
1.8 billion 5.2 GB/s 256 MB 9.0c 64 bit Compare and Buy
900 million 6.5 GB/s 128 MB 9.0c 64 bit Compare and Buy
1.4 billion 5.3 GB/s 128 MB 9.0c 64 bit Compare and Buy