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GeForce 8 Series
First unified-shader GeForce generation, led by G80. Architecture coverage: Tesla. GeForce 8 introduced NVIDIA's unified shader architecture and set the basis for CUDA-capable GPUs. Low-end 8 Series cards do not represent the large G80 high-end design.
Series Overview
First unified-shader GeForce generation, led by G80. Architecture coverage: Tesla. GeForce 8 introduced NVIDIA's unified shader architecture and set the basis for CUDA-capable GPUs. Low-end 8 Series cards do not represent the large G80 high-end design.
Quick Facts
- Architecture
- Tesla, Tesla 2.0
- Launch range
- 2006-2010
- Memory types
- DDR2, DDR3, GDDR3, System Shared
GPU entries by product stack
Sorted by curated product stack order for this series or vendor context.
| GPU | Architecture | Launch Date | CUDA Cores | Memory | Bus Width | TDP/TBP | Segment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce 8100 + nForce 720a | Tesla | 2008-05-06 | 16 | 0 KB System Shared | — | 40 W | Embedded |
| GeForce 8200 | Tesla | 2008-05-06 | 16 | 0 KB System Shared | — | 40 W | Embedded |
| GeForce 8300 | Tesla | 2008-05-06 | 16 | 0 KB System Shared | — | 40 W | Embedded |
| GeForce 8300 GS | Tesla | 2007-04-17 | 8 | 128 MB DDR2 | 64-bit | 40 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8400 | Tesla | 2007-12-04 | 8 | 256 MB DDR2 | 64-bit | 25 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8400 GS | Tesla | 2007-04-17 | 16 | 256 MB DDR2 | 64-bit | 40 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8400 GS PCI | Tesla | 2007-12-04 | 8 | 512 MB DDR2 | 64-bit | 25 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8400 GS PCI Rev. 2 | Tesla 2.0 | 2007-04-17 | 16 | 512 MB DDR3 | 64-bit | 40 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2 | Tesla | 2007-12-04 | 8 | 512 MB DDR2 | 64-bit | 25 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 | Tesla 2.0 | 2010-07-12 | 8 | 512 MB DDR2 | 64-bit | 25 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8400 SE | Tesla | 2008-08-01 | 16 | 128 MB DDR2 | 64-bit | 50 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8500 GT | Tesla | 2007-04-17 | 16 | 256 MB GDDR3 | 128-bit | 30 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8600 GS | Tesla | 2007-04-17 | 16 | 512 MB DDR2 | 128-bit | 47 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8600 GT | Tesla | 2007-04-17 | 32 | 512 MB GDDR3 | 128-bit | 47 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition | Tesla | 2007-04-17 | 32 | 128 MB GDDR3 | 128-bit | 47 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8600 GTS | Tesla | 2007-04-17 | 32 | 256 MB GDDR3 | 128-bit | 60 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8600 GTS Mac Edition | Tesla | 2007-09-21 | 32 | 512 MB GDDR3 | 128-bit | 75 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8800 GS | Tesla | 2008-01-31 | 96 | 384 MB GDDR3 | 192-bit | 105 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8800 GT | Tesla | 2007-10-29 | 112 | 512 MB GDDR3 | 256-bit | 125 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8800 GT Mac Edition | Tesla | 2008-02-01 | 112 | 512 MB GDDR3 | 256-bit | 125 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 | Tesla | 2007-02-12 | 96 | 320 MB GDDR3 | 320-bit | 143 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 512 | Tesla | 2007-12-11 | 128 | 512 MB GDDR3 | 256-bit | 135 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 640 | Tesla | 2006-11-08 | 96 | 640 MB GDDR3 | 320-bit | 143 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8800 GTS Core 112 | Tesla | 2007-11-19 | 112 | 640 MB GDDR3 | 320-bit | 150 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8800 GTX | Tesla | 2006-11-08 | 128 | 768 MB GDDR3 | 384-bit | 155 W | Desktop |
| GeForce 8800 Ultra | Tesla | 2007-05-02 | 128 | 768 MB GDDR3 | 384-bit | 171 W | Desktop |