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GeForce 100 series

Series of GPUs by Nvidia


Series of GPUs by Nvidia

FieldValue
nameGeForce 100 series
imageNvidia GeForce GT120 for Mac Pro.jpg
codenameG9x
architectureTesla
created
modelGeForce G series
model1GeForce GT series
model2GeForce GTS series
transistors210M 65nm (G98)
transistors1314M 55nm (G96B)
transistors2505M 55nm (G94B)
transistors3754M 55nm (G92B)
entryG100
GT 120
midrangeGT 130
GT 140
highendGTS 150
d3dversionDirect3D 10.0
Shader Model 4.0
openglversionOpenGL 3.3
openclversionOpenCL 1.1
predecessorGeForce 9 series
successorGeForce 200 series
support statusUnsupported
captionGeForce GT120 for the Apple Mac Pro

GT 120 GT 140 Shader Model 4.0

The GeForce 100 series is a series of Tesla-based graphics processing units developed by Nvidia, first released in March 2009. The 100 series graphics cards are rebrands of GeForce 9 series cards, available only for OEMs. However, the GTS 150 was briefly available to consumers.

Products

The GeForce 100 series cards include the G100, GT 120, GT 130, GT 140 and GTS 150. The GT 120 is based on the 9500 GT with improved thermal designs, while the GT 130 is based on the 9600 GSO (which itself was a rebadged 8800 GS). The GT 140 is simply a rebadged 9600 GT. The GTS 150 is an OEM version of the GTS 250 with some slight changes.

Despite being based upon previous 9 series cards, the G 100, GT 120, and GT 130 utilize entirely different PCBs and slightly different clock speeds.

ModelYearCode nameFab (nm)Transistors (million)Die size (mm2)Bus interfaceCore configReference clock rateFillrateReference memory configurationAPI compliance (version)GFLOPS2 (MADD+MUL)TDP (Watts)Prices (as of October 2009)Core (MHz)Shader (MHz)Memory (MHz)Pixel (GP/s)Texture (GT/s)Size (MB)Bandwidth (GB/s)DRAM typeBus width (bit)Direct3DOpenGLVulkanGeForce G100GeForce GT 120GeForce GT 130GeForce GT 140GeForce GTS 150
March 10, 2009G986521086PCIe 2.0 x168:4:456714005004.34.35128GDDR264103.3rowspan="5"~1640OEM
G96B5531412132:16:85008416GDDR2/312813050
G94B50519648:24:1612501276824GDDR2192254105
64:32:166501625900102457.6GDDR3256312120
G92B754260128:64:167381836100011.847.264705150

Support

NVIDIA has ceased driver support for GeForce 100 series on April 1, 2016.

  • Windows XP 32-bit & Media Center Edition: version 340.52 released on July 29, 2014; Download
  • Windows XP 64-bit: version 340.52 released on July 29, 2014; Download
  • Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 32-bit: version 342.01 (WHQL) released on December 14, 2016; Download
  • Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 64-bit: version 342.01 (WHQL) released on December 14, 2016; Download
  • Windows 10, 32-bit: version 342.01 (WHQL) released on December 14, 2016; Download
  • Windows 10, 64-bit: version 342.01 (WHQL) released on December 14, 2016; Download

References

References

  1. (2009-10-04). "Nvidia OEM GeForce G 100 Launched". techpowerup.com.
  2. (2009-10-04). "Nvidia OEM GeForce GT 120 Launched". techpowerup.com.
  3. (2009-10-04). "Nvidia OEM GeForce GT 130 Launched". techpowerup.com.
  4. (2010-09-23). "Nvidia Medion OEM GeForce GT 140 Launched". medion.com.
  5. (2009-10-04). "Nvidia OEM GeForce GTS 150 Launched". techpowerup.com.
  6. (2025-10-07). "NVIDIA G94B GPU Specs".
  7. (2025-10-07). "NVIDIA G92B GPU Specs".
  8. [https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3473 EOL driver support for legacy products]
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