NVIDIA · 1999
NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR
The NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR is a graphics card released in 1999, based on the NV10 architecture and featuring 32 MB of DDR memory.
The NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR is a graphics card released on December 13, 1999, with a launch MSRP of $249 USD. It is built on the NV10 architecture and uses a 220 nm process node. The card features 4 shading units, a base clock of 120 MHz, and 32 MB (0.032 GB) of DDR memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 4.80 GB/s. It has a board power (TDP) of 12 W and connects via an AGP 4x interface. The GeForce 256 DDR was one of the first consumer graphics cards to include hardware transform and lighting, and it is compatible with motherboards supporting AGP 4x.
Specifications
| Architecture unverified | NV10 |
|---|---|
| GPU chip unverified | NV10 |
| Process node unverified | 220 nm |
| Shading units unverified | 4 |
| Base clock unverified | 120 MHz |
| Memory size unverified | 0.032 GB |
| Memory type unverified | DDR |
| Memory bus unverified | 128 bit |
| Memory bandwidth unverified | 4.80 GB/s |
| Board power (TDP) unverified | 12 W |
| Bus interface unverified | AGP 4x |
| Release date unverified | 1999-12-13 |
| Release year | 1999 |
| Launch MSRP unverified | 249 USD |