GeForce 6500

CurieGeForce 6 SeriesDesktopDDR22005NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Architecture
Curie
Launch Date
2005-10-01
Memory
128 MB DDR2
Memory Bandwidth
8.51 GB/s
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
Process Node
TSMC 110 nm
Bus Width
128-bit
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Why It Mattered

GeForce 6500 belongs to the Curie and GeForce 6 Series era around 2005, when PC graphics cards varied heavily by bus, memory chips, BIOS, cooler, and display outputs. Tracking the exact model helps retro builders distinguish period-correct boards from similarly named variants.

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Sources

Sources reviewed: 2026-08-13

This entry is still being source-checked.

Data confidence and source status

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Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. Archived NVIDIA GeForce 6200/6500 TurboCache configurationsOfficial table listing a GeForce 6500 configuration with 128 MB on-board memory supporting 256 MB totalOpen source

Independent reference sources

  1. TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Derived datasets and spec dumps

  1. RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen data inventory used for bulk normalization and cross-checking Derived/spec-dump source. Treat as a reference dataset, not independent historical verification.Open source

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