Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 256 (NVIDIA GeForce 256)
NVIDIA GeForce 256 graphics processor, represented by vendor reference-card specifications.
- Manufacturer
- NVIDIA
- Architecture
- GeForce 256
- Introduced
- October 1999
- Record status
- provisional
Figures
provisional A figure marked provisional is recorded but not accepted: its evidence is unsettled. It may rely on one source, an unconfirmed announcement, or a digit read from a damaged scan. The reason appears under the figure. The catalog shows the figure but never uses it in a multiplier. How records are judged.
| Metric | Value | Evidence | Basis | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock frequency gpu provisional | 120 MHz | Confirmed | Vendor-rated | Nominal clock Published independently Two independent technical reviews agree on the NV10 core-clock figure. | |
| Peak FP32 rate gpu provisional | 960 MFLOP/s | Rumored | Theoretical | Theoretical peak From community documentation Tier C table figure for the NV10's theoretical fixed-function FP32 rate. | |
| Pixel fill rate gpu provisional | 480 Mpixel/s | Rumored | Theoretical | Theoretical peak From community documentation Tier C table figure for the NV10's theoretical pixel fill rate. | |
| Texel fill rate gpu provisional | 480 Mtexel/s | Rumored | Theoretical | Theoretical peak From community documentation Tier C table figure for the NV10's theoretical texel fill rate. |
1 documented absence
| Metric | Value | Evidence | Basis | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rated power consumption gpu provisional | unknown No checked source, including the VisionTek product brief, states a board-power rating for either reference configuration. | Not stated | Vendor-rated | Rated power From community documentation No checked source, including the VisionTek product brief, states a board-power rating for either reference configuration. |
Fitted to
Editorial notes
A fixed-function raster pipeline: pixel and texel fill rates are applicable, while a general programmable FP32 shader peak is not.