The GPU Wiki uses a few internal labels to keep different kinds of NVIDIA hardware pages organized. These labels are not meant to replace official product names. They help separate chips, desktop cards, laptop variants, workstation models, OEM versions, and related platforms.
Entry Type
Entry Type describes what kind of wiki page you are reading.
- Reference GPU: A baseline GPU or card model page used as the main reference for that product, such as a general GeForce RTX 4090 entry.
- Desktop GPU: A desktop graphics card or desktop GPU class model.
- Laptop GPU: A mobile GPU used in notebooks. Laptop versions can have different power limits, clocks, and performance from desktop cards with similar names.
- Workstation GPU: A professional graphics card aimed at workstation use, such as Quadro, NVIDIA RTX, or RTX PRO models.
- Data Center GPU: A server, compute, acceleration, or AI focused GPU.
- Professional GPU: A broader professional or creator focused GPU entry when the exact workstation or data center label is not the best fit.
- Console GPU: A GPU or graphics processor used inside a game console or console related platform.
- OEM Variant: A version made for system builders or prebuilt PCs. These can differ from retail cards.
- Die Variant: A page focused on a GPU die, chip, or silicon revision rather than a retail card.
- Board Partner Card: A specific card made by a partner brand, often with different cooling, clocks, dimensions, or display outputs.
Common Wiki Fields
- Architecture: The GPU architecture or generation, such as Ada Lovelace, Ampere, Turing, Pascal, Maxwell, Kepler, Fermi, Tesla, or older retro families.
- Launch Date: The public launch or announcement date when it is known. Some older, OEM, or mobile entries may only have partial dates.
- Series: The product family used for browsing, such as GeForce RTX 40 Series or RIVA TNT2 Series.
- Memory: The listed memory type, capacity, and bus width when those values are known and relevant to that entry.
- Board Power: The typical graphics power, TDP, TBP, or board power value, depending on how the original product was specified.
- Confidence: A rough signal for how complete or well sourced the entry is. Older and obscure hardware can take more checking.
Why Similar Names Can Have Different Specs
NVIDIA product names can cover several implementations. A desktop card, laptop GPU, OEM card, and board partner card can share a similar name while using different clocks, memory capacity, power limits, cooling, or display outputs. The wiki separates these when the difference matters.
Reference Does Not Mean Official
On Nvidia Club, Reference GPU means the baseline wiki entry for a model or GPU family. It does not mean the page is official NVIDIA documentation, and it does not mean Nvidia Club is affiliated with NVIDIA Corporation.
Corrections
GPU specifications can be messy, especially for laptop, OEM, workstation, and older retro hardware. If you find a missing source, incorrect spec, or variant problem, use the correction link on the GPU page so the entry can be checked and updated.