nVidia GeForce graphics chips comparison table

This is a table for comparison of all the nVidia GeForce graphics chips. If you are planning to buy a new Geforce graphics card, it is recommended to take a look at this table first. There are a lot of older chips that preform much better than som of the latest ones:

Chip	Core Clock	Memory Clock	Memory Interface	Memory Transfer Rate	Pixels per clock	DirectX
GeForce 4 MX 440 AGP 8x	275 MHz	512 MHz	128-bit	8.1 GB/s	2	7
GeForce MX 4000	250 MHz	*	32-bit or 64-bit or 128-bit	*	2	7
GeForce FX 5200	250 MHz	400 MHz	64-bit or 128-bit	3.2 GB/s or 6.4 GB/s	4	9.0
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra	350 MHz	650 MHz	128-bit	10.4 GB/s	4	9.0
GeForce FX 5600	325 MHz	550 MHz	128-bit	8.8 GB/s	4	9.0
GeForce FX 5500	270 MHz	400 MHz	64-bit or 128-bit	3.2 GB/s or 6.4 GB/s	4	9.0
GeForce FX 5600 Ultra	500 MHz	800 MHz	128-bit	12.8 GB/s	4	9.0
GeForce FX 5700 LE	250 MHz	400 MHz	128-bit	6.4 GB/s	4	9.0
GeForce FX 5700	425 MHz	600 MHz	128-bit	9,6 GB/s	4	9.0
GeForce FX 5700 Ultra	475 MHz	900 MHz	128-bit	14.4 GB/s	4	9.0
GeForce FX 5800	400 MHz	900 MHz	128-bit	14.4 GB/s	8	9.0
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra	500 MHz	1 GHz	128-bit	16 GB/s	8	9.0
GeForce FX 5900 XT	390 MHz	680 MHz	256-bit	21.7 GB/s	8	9.0
GeForce FX 5900	400 MHz	850 MHz	256-bit	27.2 GB/s	8	9.0
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra	450 MHz	850 MHz	256-bit	27.2 GB/s	8	9.0
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra	475 MHz	950 MHz	256-bit	30.4 GB/s	8	9.0
GeForce PCX 5300	325 MHz	650 MHz	128-bit	10.4 GB/s	4	9.0
GeForce PCX 5750	475 MHz	900 MHz	128-bit	14.4 GB/s	4	9.0
GeForce PCX 5900	350 MHz	500 MHz	256-bit	17.6 GB/s	8	9.0
GeForce PCX 5950	475 MHz	900 MHz	256-bit	30.4 GB/s	8	9.0
GeForce 6200	300 MHz	550 MHz	128-bit	8.8 GB/s	4	9.0c
GeForce 6200 LE	350 MHz	550 MHz	64-bit	4.4 GB/s	2	9.0c
GeForce 6200 (TC)	350 MHz	666 MHz *	32-bit or 64-bit	2.66 GB/s or 5.32 GB/s *	4	9.0c
GeForce 6500 (TC)	400 MHz	666 MHz *	32-bit or 64-bit	2.66 GB/s or 5.32 GB/s *	4	9.0c
GeForce 6600	300 MHz	550 MHz *	64-bit or 128-bit	4.4 GB/s or 8.8 GB/s *	8	9.0c
GeForce 6600 DDR2	350 MHz	800 MHz *	128-bit	12.8 GB/s *	8	9.0c
GeForce 6600 LE	300 MHz	*	64-bit or 128-bit	*	4	9.0c
GeForce 6600 GT	500 MHz	1 GHz	128-bit	16 GB/s	8	9.0c
GeForce 6600 GT AGP	500 MHz	900 MHz	128-bit	14.4 GB/s	8	9.0c
GeForce 6800 LE	300 MHz	700 MHz	256-bit	22.4 GB/s	8	9.0c
GeForce 6800 XT	325 MHz	600 MHz	256 bits	19.2 GB/s	8	9.0c
GeForce 6800 XT AGP	325 MHz	700 MHz	256 bits	22.4 GB/s	8	9.0c
GeForce 6800	325 MHz	600 MHz	256-bit	19.2 GB/s	12	9.0c
GeForce 6800 AGP	325 MHz	700 MHz	256-bit	22.4 GB/s	12	9.0c
GeForce 6800 GS	425 MHz	1 GHz	256-bit	32 GB/s	12	9.0c
GeForce 6800 GS AGP	350 MHz	1 GHz	256-bit	32 GB/s	12	9.0c
GeForce 6800 GT	350 MHz	1 GHz	256-bit	32 GB/s	16	9.0c
GeForce 6800 Ultra	400 MHz	1.1 GHz	256-bit	35.2 GB/s	16	9.0c
GeForce 6800 Ultra Extreme	450 MHz	1.1 GHz	256-bit	35.2 GB/s	16	9.0c
GeForce 7100 GS (TC)	350 MHz	666 MHz *	64-bit	5.3 GB/s *	4	9.0c
GeForce 7200 GS (TC)	450 MHz	800 MHz *	64-bit	6.4 GB/s *	4	9.0c
GeForce 7300 SE (TC)	225 MHz	*	64-bit	*	4	9.0c
GeForce 7300 LE (TC)	450 MHz	648 MHz *	64-bit	5.2 GB/s *	4	9.0c
GeForce 7300 GS (TC)	550 MHz	810 MHz *	64-bit	6.5 GB/s *	4	9.0c
GeForce 7300 GT (TC)	350 MHz	667 MHz	128-bit	10.6 GB/s	8	9.0c
GeForce 7600 GS	400 MHz	800 MHz	128-bit	12.8 GB/s	12	9.0c
GeForce 7600 GT	560 MHz	1.4 GHz	128-bit	22.4 GB/s	12	9.0c
GeForce 7800 GS	375 MHz	1.2 GHz	256-bit	38.4 GB/s	16	9.0c
GeForce 7800 GT	400 MHz	1 GHz	256-bit	32 GB/s	20	9.0c
GeForce 7800 GTX	430 MHz	1.2 GHz	256-bit	38.4 GB/s	24	9.0c
GeForce 7800 GTX 512	550 MHz	1.7 GHz	256-bit	54.4 GB/s	24	9.0c
GeForce 7900 GS	450 MHz	1.32 GHz	256-bit	42.2 GB/s	20	9.0c
GeForce 7900 GT	450 MHz	1.32 GHz	256-bit	42.2 GB/s	24	9.0c
GeForce 7900 GTX	650 MHz	1.6 GHz	256-bit	51.2 GB/s	24	9.0c
GeForce 7950 GT	550 MHz	1.4 GHz	256-bit	44.8 GB/s	24	9.0c
GeForce 7950 GX2 **	500 MHz	1.2 GHz	256-bit	38.4 GB/s	24	9.0c
GeForce 8400 GS ***	450 MHz / 900 MHz	800 MHz	64-bit	6.4 GB/s	16	10
GeForce 8500 GT ***	450 MHz / 900 MHz	666 MHz or 800 MHz	128-bit	10.6 GB/s or 12.8 GB/s	16	10
GeForce 8600 GT DDR2 ***	540 MHz / 1.18 GHz	666 MHz or 800 MHz	128-bit	10.6 GB/s or 12.8 GB/s	32	10
GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3 ***	540 MHz / 1.18 GHz	1.4 GHz	128-bit	22.4 GB/s	32	10
GeForce 8600 GTS ***	675 MHz / 1.45 GHz	2 GHz	128-bit	32 GB/s	32	10
GeForce 8800 GS *** ^	550 MHz / 1,375 MHz	1.6 GHz	192-bit	38.4 GB/s	96	10
GeForce 8800 GT *** ^	600 MHz / 1.5 GHz	1.8 GHz	256-bit	57.6 GB/s	112	10
GeForce 8800 GTS ***	500 MHz / 1.2 GHz	1.6 GHz	320-bit	64 GB/s	96	10
GeForce 8800 GTS 512 *** ^	650 MHz / 1,625 MHz	1.94 GHz	256-bit	62.08 GB/s	128	10
GeForce 8800 GTX ***	575 MHz / 1.35 GHz	1.8 GHz	384-bit	86.4 GB/s	128	10
GeForce 8800 Ultra ***	612 MHz / 1.5 GHz	2.16 GHz	384-bit	103.6 GB/s	128	10
GeForce 9400 GT *** ^	550 MHz / 1.4 GHz	800 MHz	128-bit	12.8 GB/s	16	10
GeForce 9500 GT *** ^	550 MHz / 1.4 GHz	1 GHz (DDR2) or 1.6 GHz (GDDR3)	128-bit	16 GB/s (DDR2) or 25.6 GB/s (GDDR3)	32	10
GeForce 9600 GSO *** ^	550 MHz / 1.35 GHz	1.6 GHz	192-bit	38.4 GB/s	96	10
GeForce 9600 GT *** ^	650 MHz / 1,625 MHz	1.8 GHz	256-bit	57.6 GB/s	64	10
GeForce 9800 GT *** ^	600 MHz / 1.5 GHz	1.8 GHz	256-bit	57.6 GB/s	112	10
GeForce 9800 GTX *** ^	675 MHz / 1,688 MHz	2.2 GHz	256-bit	70.4 GB/s	128	10
GeForce 9800 GTX+ *** ^	738 MHz / 1,836 MHz	2.2 GHz	256-bit	70.4 GB/s	128	10
GeForce 9800 GX2 ** *** ^	600 MHz / 1.5 GHz	2 GHz	256-bit	64 GB/s	128	10
GeForce GTX 260 *** ^	576 MHz / 1,242 MHz	2 GHz	448-bit	112 GB/s	192	10
GeForce GTX 280 *** ^	602 MHz / 1,296 MHz	2.21 GHz	512-bit	141.7 GB/s	240	10