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GeForce is a brand name by Nvidia. It is a series of video cards.

Their main competitor is AMD with their Radeon line. Another competitor is Intel with their Intel Arc line.

History

GeForce is the successor of the RIVA TNT2 line.

In early 1999, Nvidia made a contest named "Name That Chip". The public should find a name for Nvidia's next video card. 7 winners should get a RIVA TNT2 Ultra as reward.^[1] The name "GeForce" won.

The first card in the series was the GeForce 256. It was released on September 1, 1999.

The latest video card series under the GeForce brand is the GeForce 40 series as of 2024.

Timeline

2007
1999	GeForce 256
2000	GeForce 2 series
2001	GeForce 3 series
2002	GeForce 4 series
2003	GeForce FX series
2004	GeForce 6 series
2005	GeForce 7 series
2006	GeForce 8 series
2008	GeForce 9 series
2008	GeForce 200 series
2009	GeForce 100 series
2009	GeForce 300 series
2010	GeForce 400 series
2010	GeForce 500 series
2011
2012	GeForce 600 series
2013	GeForce 700 series
2014	GeForce 800M series
2014	GeForce 900 series
2015
2016	GeForce 10 series
2017
2018	GeForce 20 series
2019	GeForce 16 series
2020	GeForce 30 series
2021
2022	GeForce 40 series
2023

References

↑ "NVIDIA Naming Contest!". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2000-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Other websites

[1] "NVIDIA Naming Contest!". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2000-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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