Article History of nVIDIA Graphics cards Vol. 2 GPU competition

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History of nVIDIA Graphics cards Vol. 2 GPU competition

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On August 31, 1999, nVIDIA announced the integrATion of hardware T&L (Transform and Lighting) into the graphics core, the first GeForce (Geometry Force) product-GeForce 256 graphics card, which pioneered the concept of GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The GPU originally referred to display chips that support hardware T&L, but today, all display chips are collectively referred to as GPUs.
The GeForce 256 graphics card uses the T&L engine to share the processor computing load. For video games that support the T&L engine, the performance of the GeForce 256 can be fully utilized, bringing a revolution in 3D graphics performance.In fact, Geforce 256 won the title of "The world's first GPU" is very difficult, because there are two opponents in front of it.

GeForce 256 Engineering sample



May 11, 1999 ,3Dlabs announced the Oxygen GVX1, workstation graphics card.The GVX1 does not take nVIDIA's more cost-effective route of integrating hardware T&L support into the core.this using GLINT R3(Permedia 3) and one external chip ,this chip is GLINT Gamma G1, Geometry Processor.The GLINT Gamma G1 is capable of processing 4.75 million triangles per second.Although Oxygen GVX1 is a hardware T & L graphics card before Geforce 256, but they were not integrated into the graphics core.

The gaming performance of Oxygen GVX1 is only slightly better than TNT, and the professional 3D performance is only about half of Quadro 256. It is not difficult to understand why 3Dlabs has stopped selling chips since Permedia 3, and focused on mid-to-high-end professional graphic cards. As a result, 3Dlabs has missed a large number of entry-level professional graphics card users who can do professional work and meet general entertainment needs. Even if 3Dlabs acquired Intense3D in July 2000 and released the Wildcat II Series graphics card, it still could not escape the fate of being acquired by Creative Technology in June 2002.
Oxygen GVX1 Engineering sample


The strongest rival of GeForce 256 is undoubtedly Savage 2000, which was announced by S3 the day before. S3 had high hopes for Savage 2000. On June 22, 1999, it made a desperate acquisition of Diamond, turning a chip manufacturer into a graphics card manufacturer. In November, it released the Viper II Z200 graphics card based on the Savage 2000 chip.

Savage 2000 hardware supports S3TL similar to hardware T&L, but the initial driver is based on DirectX 6 (DirectX 7 is the first version to support hardware T&L), resulting in S3TL not working at all and it is not a real GPU. The 3D performance is only 80% of the GeForce 256 graphics card, so S3 lost the title of "The world's first GPU". The miserable ending was acquired by VIA on August 5, 2000, and it exited the GPU competition early.
Viper II Z200 QualificATion sample




On the same day that nVIDIA announced the GeForce 256 graphics card, Videologic announced that the only Neon 250 graphics card using the PowerVR 250 chip will be sold in the UK.PowerVR 250 (PowerVR second generation) is a PC ported version of the Sega game console version PVR250DC jointly launched by Videologic and NEC on December 2, 1998.Compared with PVR250DC, the performance of PowerVR 250 has shrunk a lot, and the performance is still close to TNT2.This is because the PowerVR 250 display chip integrates unique TBR technology, which effectively reduces the burden on the CPU, but it is much inferior to the Geforce 256 graphics card that supports T&L with hardware.

Neon 250



The GeForce 256 graphics card is too powerful, and even the Rage Fury Maxx graphics card with dual RAGE 128 Pro cores on November 7, 1999 could not be matched by ATi. Rage Fury Maxx graphics cards are priced higher than GeForce 256 graphics cards, and their 3D performance is only about 80%, which is slightly weaker than Savage 2000 graphics cards.

Rage Fury Maxx



Even the well-known 3dfx Voodoo3 graphics card (April 3, 1999) in the same period can hardly conceal its brilliance, and the 3D performance is only about 70% of the GeForce 256 graphics card. In 1999, nVIDIA surpassed 3dfx for the first time with a shipment of 10 million pieces.

Voodoo3 Engineering sample



Since then, nVIDIA's Geforce series has established GPU dominance in one fell swoop, gradually letting out competitors one by one.
GeForce 256 series products include GeForce 256 and GeForce 256 DDR. The professional version is called Quadro and is based on GeForce 256.

 

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5. GeForce FX（NV30）series

After repeated delays, nVIDIA released the GeForce FX5800/5800 Ultra graphics cards on November 18, 2002, and the actual release date was in March of the following year. The NV30 chip is made with 130 nm transistors, operates at a frequency between 400 and 500 MHz, and can access 128MB GDDR2 via a 128-bit bus running at 800 MHz or 1000 MHz.

GeForce FX5800 Ultra Engineering sample



One of the reasons why GeForce FX uses "FX" instead of the number "5" is that many former engineers of 3dfx have participated in the development of GeForce FX. Due to the incomplete realization of the innovative design, and the imperfect GDDR2 memory. This causes the GeForce FX5800/FX5800 Ultra graphics cards to generate a lot of heat. The performance barely surpasses the Radeon 9700 Pro (R300 series) that made the limelight in 2002.

On March 6, 2003, ATi released the Radeon 9800 Pro. It is a version that optimizes the Radeon 9700 Pro, increases the frequency, and can well support GDDR2. Its performance exceeds the GeForce FX5800 Ultra graphics card.

Radeon 9800 Pro



（From ixbt.com）

Radeon 9800 Pro caught nVIDIA by surprise. I had to give up the immature GDDR2 video memory for the time being. On May 12, 2003, it released the GeForce FX5900 Ultra, which uses GDDR1 video memory, and has improved graphics quality, heat dissipation, and power consumption. This enables GeForce FX5900 Ultra/FX5950 Ultra to compete with Radeon 9800 Pro/9800 XT graphics cards.

On June 13, 2003, Xabre Graphics (XGI), a newly established subsidiary of SiS, acquired Trident’s graphics chip development business at an undisclosed price. On September 15, 2003, XGI announced the Volari V3/V5/V8 chip graphics card and the Volari Duo V8 Ultra graphics card with dual display chips. Among them, the Volari V3 graphics card is the Trident XP5 graphics card, and the Mobile Edition is called Volari XP5. The performance of Volari Duo V8 Ultra graphics card is slightly higher than that of GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, and sales are less. Because of its powerful appearance created by its dual display core, it is now the darling of collectors.

Volari Duo V8 Ultra Engineering sample



The second product in VIA’s Chrome product line is DeltaChrome S8, which was not developed smoothly. S3 designed the DeltaChrome S8 evaluation board in August 2003, and it was not officially released until July 28, 2004. It supports DirectX 9a, and its 3D processing capability is close to that of the mid-level graphics card FX 5700Ultra at that time.

DeltaChrome S8 Engineering sample



（From legitreviews.com）

 

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On July 23, 2002, Intel supported AWG (Arapahoe Work Group) officially released the PCI Express computer bus, referred to as PCI-E, and officially referred to as PCIe. Due to the close cooperation between ATi and Intel, it was the first to showcase the industry's first graphics card using PCI Express at IDF2003 on September 19, 2003 (week 0338). The specific model of this card was not announced. The chip shown in the picture is labeled "215S8KAGA11F", which has integrated PCI-E. It is an engineering sample chip of RV380 (X600). It can be seen that the first graphics card in the industry that uses PCI Express is Radeon X600, and the PCB date is 0330 weeks.

Radeon X600 Engineering sample






Since the publication of the PCI Express interface standard, nVIDIA's R&D pace has lagged. The solution is to design the AGP-to-PCI Express bridge chip BR02. BR02 stands for Bridge Revision 02, also known as High Speed Interconnect (HSI). It can convert AGP signals to PCI-E signals, and it can also convert PCI-E signals to AGP signals. On February 17, 2004 (0408 week), nVIDIA released the GeForce PCX series of graphics cards using the BR02 chip. The BR02-A1 ES chip in the picture is dated 0345 weeks. It seems to feel the huge pressure of ATi and accelerate the finalization. The BR02-A2 ES chip has a date of 0407 weeks and is finally finalized in A2.

GeForce PCX5300 Engineering sample​

GeForce PCX is mainly based on the unsuccessful old product GeForce FX series, and its conversion performance will be slightly lost, so the bridge chip has been criticized. ATi also said: "Where is there a way to build a bridge". In the period of GeForce 6 and GeForce 7, the advantage of the BR02 chip finally emerged, that is, only one interface chip needs to be developed. ATi chips are all native, that is, a single chip launches native PCI-E and native AGP versions at the same time. Finally, due to cost pressures, the Rialto unidirectional bridge chip that converts PCI-E signals to AGP was also developed.

The embarrassing situation of nVIDIA's lagging behind PCI-E interface graphics cards in desktop computers prompted it to cooperate with many notebook computer manufacturers to announce the mobile PCI Express Module (MXM) specifications for notebook computers on May 17, 2004. The full name of MXM technology is Mobile PCI eXpress Module.

GeForce PCX5300 MXM Engineering sample



(From hexus.net)


nVIDIA also released the entry-level and mid-range versions of GeForce FX: mid-range FX5600 (NV31), FX5700 (NV36) and entry-level FX5200/5500/5100 (NV34), as well as the corresponding mobile version.

 

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5.1 GeForce FX5800/FX5800 Ultra

5.1.1 Rev A00

There are two types of Rev A00 from GeForce FX, T01 using GDDR1 video memory and P126 using GDDR2. There is no difference between T01 and P126 from the front, except that the capacitor used by T01 is slightly smaller.

5.1.1.1 T01

PCB Code:180-10T01-0000-A00

At the beginning of August 2002, the first NV30 silicon taped-out. It takes about 4 weeks (0236 weeks) to package the chips, and 4 weeks (0240 weeks) to test the chips. The PCB date of this T01 is 0240 weeks, which should be the earliest version. The NV30 chip on the PCB is the first packaged chip, and the chip is marked as follows:

TMG177-12"-PI8124（12 inch wafer）

N91517.06（Unknown）

EHS-FCBGA 1152（External Heat Spreader Flip Chip BGA 1152 Pin）

Ibiden Daisy Chain（Ibiden Co Ltd ,Daisy Chain Topology）

T01 is a chip evaluation board for NV30 chip, using mature and reliable MBGA package GDDR1 video memory. After the verification is feasible, directly copy the P126 product evaluation board/reference board using GDDR2 video memory.

The cooling system is the prototype of GeForce FX5800 (QUADRO 2000). The fan power cable is in the lower left corner, and the length is not enough to plug into the upper right socket. The lower left socket is blocked by the heat sink. It was pasted with glue on the lower left fan socket 3 cm to the left. Suspected exhibit samples.

GeForce FX5800 Engineering sample







5.1.1.2 P126

Samsung developed the industry's first 1Gbps 128Mb GDDR2 SDRAM in July 2002. nVIDIA GeForce FX is the first graphics card to use GDDR2. On November 18, 2002 (0247 week), COMDEX2002 released GeForce FX. The promotional picture of GeForce FX at that time is the following picture. The Samsung graphics memory particles on the engineering sample card of the picture are the ES version and the date is 0238 weeks. The PCB date should be 0240 or 0241 weeks.

GeForce FX5800 Ultra Engineering sample



The GeForce FX of this kind of turbo fan was also circulated on COMDEX 2002. It seems that the design cost is slightly higher and was abandoned.

GeForce FX5800 Ultra Engineering sample



（From ixbtlabs.com）

 

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5.1.2 Rev A01

PCB Code:180-10126-0000-A01

Chip model:NV30GL A1

The video memory particle date is 0241 weeks, which is the official version. The PCB date is 0242 weeks, the NV30 chip date is 0243 weeks, and the version is A1. Although the chip is marked as NV30GL, it is not distinguished as QUADRO and GeForce FX. When the NV30 chip is the A2 version, it is marked as GeForce FX to indicate formal mass production, and marked as QUADRO 2000 is still in the engineering sample stage.
This heat dissipation system is optional for GeForce FX. Due to its low heat dissipation capacity, it is mainly used for the heat dissipation of low-end graphics cards.

GeForce FX5800 Ultra Engineering sample








5.1.3 Rev A02

PCB Code:180-10126-0000-A02

Chip model:NV30GL A1

The chip date is 0244 weeks, and the PCB date is 0244 weeks.
This slightly lower cost turbo radiator (nVIDIA's FX Flow cooling technology) was selected and finally adopted.

GeForce FX5800 Ultra Engineering sample

 

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5.1.4 Rev A03

PCB Code:180-10126-0000-A03

PCB date is 0245 weeks.

GeForce FX5800 Ultra Engineering sample



5.1.5 Rev A04

PCB Code:180-10126-0000-A04

PCB date is 0249 weeks.

GeForce FX5800 Ultra Engineering sample



5.1.6 Rev A05

PCB Code:180-10126-0000-A05

PCB date is 0251 weeks.

This revised version has been revised and officially finalized. This card is still undergoing important tests on GDDR2 video memory and even the chip. It can be seen that until the final GeForce FX5800 Ultra is finalized, there are still many problems in the hardware, but time is not waiting, so we can only bet on the driver. The final engineering sample PCB date is 0301 weeks.

GeForce FX5800 Ultra Engineering sample

 

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5.2 GeForce FX5200/FX5200 Ultra

Released on March 6, 2003.

5.2.1 E133

PCB Code:180-10133-0000-A01

Chip model:NV34 A1B2 ES

Chip date is 0303 weeks, PCB date is 0305 weeks.

GeForce FX5200 Engineering sample



5.2.2 P162

Chip model:NV34-A2

PCB Code:180-10162-0000-A03

Chip date is 0309 weeks, PCB date is 0309 weeks.

GeForce FX5200 Engineering sample



5.2.3 P140

PCB Code:180-10140-0000-A01

Chip model:NV34U A2

Chip date is 0309 weeks, PCB date is 0309 weeks.

GeForce FX5200 Ultra Engineering sample

 

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5.3 GeForce FX5600/FX5600 Ultra

Released on March 6, 2003.

5.3.1 P141

PCB Code:180-10141-0000-A01

Chip model:NV31 A1+M9 ES

Chip date is 0305 weeks, PCB date is 0309 weeks.

GeForce FX5600 Engineering sample



5.3.2 P140

Chip model:NV31FC A1 ES

PCB Code:180-10140-0000-A01

Chip date is 0318 weeks, PCB date is 0320 weeks.

GeForce FX5600 Ultra Engineering sample

 

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5.4 GeForce FX5700/FX5700 Ultra

Released on October 23, 2003.

5.4.1 P193

Chip model:NV36 A1 ES

PCB Code:180-10193-0000-A00

Chip date is 0333 weeks, PCB date is 0334 weeks. Most of nVIDIA's PCBs are green, and red ones are very rare.

GeForce FX5700 Engineering sample



5.4.2 E183

Chip model:NV36S A1 ES

PCB Code:180-10183-0000-A00

Chip date is 0334 weeks, PCB date is 0330 weeks.

GeForce FX5700 Engineering sample





5.4.3 P190

PCB Code:180-10190-0000-A03

Chip model:GF-FX-5700-U-A1

Chip date is 0346 weeks, PCB date is 0342 weeks.

GeForce FX5700 Ultra Engineering sample

 

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5.5 GeForce FX5900/FX5900 Ultra

2003年5月12日发布。

5.5.1 P172-A00

Chip model:NV35 A1

PCB Code:180-10172-0000-A00

Chip date is 0310 weeks.

GeForce FX5900 Engineering sample



5.5.2 P172-B00

Chip model:NV35-U-A1 ES

PCB Code:180-10172-0000-B00

Chip date is 0329 weeks, PCB date is 0335 weeks.

GeForce FX5900 Ultra Engineering sample



5.6 GeForce FX5950 Ultra

On October 23, 2003, nVIDIA released the GeForce FX5950 Ultra.

Model: P172-B00

Chip model:FX5900U-A1

PCB Code:180-10172-0000-B00

Chip date is 0329 weeks, PCB date is 0333 weeks.

GeForce FX5950 UltraEngineering sample

 

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5.7 Personal cinema FX5200

5.7.1 P143

PCB Code:180-10143-0000-B01

Chip model:FX5200 A2

Chip date is 0318 weeks, PCB date is 0341 weeks.

Personal cinema FX5200 Engineering sample



5.7.2 P164

PCB Code:180-10164-0000-A01

Chip model:NV34 A2 ES

The chip date is 0308 weeks, and the PCB date is 0306 weeks.

Personal cinema FX5200 Engineering sample

 

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5.8 Personal cinema FX5600

5.8.1 P143 A00

Chip model:NV31 A1+9 ES

PCB Code:180-10143-0000-A00

Chip date is 0310 weeks, PCB date is 0309 weeks.

Personal cinema FX5600 Engineering sample



5.8.2 P143 B00

Chip model:FX5600 A1

PCB Code:180-10143-0000-B00

Chip date is 0321 weeks, PCB date is 0306 weeks.

Personal cinema FX5600 Engineering sample



5.8.3 P164

PCB Code:180-10164-0000-A01

Chip model:NV31 A1+9 ES

Chip date is 0310 weeks, PCB date is 0327 weeks.

Personal cinema FX5600 Engineering sample



5.9 Personal cinema FX5700

Model: P178

PCB Code:180-10178-0000-A02

Chip model:FX5700 A1

Chip date is 0403 weeks, PCB date is 0404 weeks.

Personal cinema FX5700 Engineering sample



And Personal Cinema FX5900 is a GeForce FX5900 graphics card equipped with a video daughter card.

 

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5.10 GeForce PCX5900

On February 17, 2004, nVIDIA released GeForce PCX series graphics cards: GeForce PCX5950 (NV35), GeForce PCX5750 (NV36), GeForce PCX5300 (NV34) and GeForce PCX4300 (GeForce4 MX 4000), which are essentially AGPs with bridge chip BR02 Card.

5.10.1 P268 A00

Chip model:5900XT

PCB Code:180-10268-0000-A00

Chip date is 0336 weeks, PCB date is 0409 weeks.

GeForce PCX5900 Engineering sample​

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5.10.2 P268 A01

Chip model:5900XT

PCB Code:180-10268-0000-A01

Chip date is 0349 weeks, PCB date is 0421 weeks.

GeForce PCX5900 Engineering sample

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nVIDIA later changed the name of GeForce PCX5950 to Geforce PCX5900, but there are still manufacturers using this form factor to make the so-called GeForce PCX5950 graphics card.

 

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5.11 GeForce PCX5300

5.11.1 E286

Chip model:GF-FX-5200-B1

PCB Code:180-10286-0000-B00

Chip date 0404 week, PCB date 0407 week.

GeForce PCX5300 Engineering sample



5.11.2 P241

Chip model:FX5200 B1S1 ES

PCB Code:180-10241-0000-A01

The chip date is 0344 weeks, and the PCB date is 0352 weeks. The BR02-A2 ES chip date is 0407 weeks.

GeForce PCX5300 Engineering sample



GeForce PCX 5750 (NV36) is a P269 form factor with a similar appearance to the P241.



5.12 GeForce PCX5300 MCM

Used for mobile devices and MXM interface graphics cards.

5.12.1 P233

PCB Code:180-10233-0000-B01

Chip model:NV37 A1 ES

Chip date is 0405 weeks, PCB date is 0405 weeks.

GeForce PCX5300 MCM Engineering sample



MCM (Multi-Chip Module) is a packaging and packaging technology for bare dies, chips, and integrated circuits. This packaging technology can encapsulate two or more dies on one substrate. Usually, only one display core die is packaged in the display chip. As mentioned earlier, nVIDIA GeForce4 Go once packaged the display core and 2 or 4 video memories on a base to save space and reduce energy consumption. It is mostly used on mobile chips. Entering the PCI-E era, nVIDIA’s BR02 bridge chip is packaged on the same base with the display chip and video memory through MCM packaging.

5.12.2 E233

PCB Code:180-10233-0000-A00

PCB date is 0352 weeks. The BR02 chip is packaged on the same base as the graphics chip and video memory.

GeForce PCX5300 MCM Engineering sample

 

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5.13 GeForce FX Go5100

Model:E133

Chip model:Go5100 A3 ES

PCB Code:180-10133-0000-A01

Mobile Edition. Chip date is 0319 week, PCB date is 0317 week.

GeForce FX Go5100 Engineering sample

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5.14 GeForce FX Go5200

5.14.1 E133

Chip model:Go5200 A2

PCB Code:180-10133-0000-A01

Mobile Edition. Chip date is 0310 weeks, PCB date is 0305 weeks.

GeForce FX Go5200 Engineering sample

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5.14.2 E134

Chip model:Go5200 A3 ES 64M

PCB Code:180-10134-0000-A02

Mobile Edition. Chip date is 0320 weeks, PCB date is 0319 weeks.

GeForce FX Go5200 MCM Engineering sample

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5.14.3 E15

PCB Code:180-10015-0000-A00

Chip model:MVP34 A2 ES 64MB

Mobile Edition. Chip date is 0309 weeks, PCB date is 0317 weeks.

GeForce FX Go5200 MCM Engineering sample​

 

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5.15 GeForce FX Go5250

Model:E133

Chip model:Go5250 A3

PCB Code:180-10133-0000-A01

Mobile Edition. Chip date is 0327 weeks, PCB date is 0329 weeks.

GeForce FX Go5250 Engineering sample​

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5.16 GeForce FX Go5300

Model:E133

Chip model:Go5300 A2

PCB Code:180-10133-0000-A01

Mobile Edition. Chip date is 0327 weeks, PCB date is 0329 weeks.

GeForce FX Go5300 Engineering sample

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5.17 GeForce FX Go5600

5.17.1 E133

PCB Code:180-10133-0000-A01

Chip model:Go5600 A1

Mobile Edition. Chip date is 0338 weeks, PCB date is 0308 weeks.

GeForce FX Go5600 Engineering sample​

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GeForce FX Go5600 MCM

5.17.2 E134

PCB Code:180-10134-0000-A00

Chip model:MAP31 A1 ES

Mobile Edition. The chip date is 0304 weeks, and the PCB date is 0251 weeks.

GeForce FX Go5600 MCM Engineering sample

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5.18 GeForce FX Go5650

Model:E133

Chip model:Go5650 A1

PCB Code:180-10133-0000-A01

Mobile Edition. Chip date is 0330 weeks, PCB date is 0315 weeks.

GeForce FX Go5650 Engineering sample

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5.19 GeForce FX Go5700

5.19.1 E183

Chip model:NV36M A1 ES

PCB Code:180-10183-0000-A01

Mobile Edition. Chip date is 0344 weeks, PCB date is 0344 weeks.

GeForce FX Go5700 Engineering sample

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5.19.2 P183

Chip model:GF-FX-Go5700 A1

PCB Code:180-10183-0000-A01

Mobile Edition. Chip date is 0346 weeks, PCB date is 0350 weeks.

GeForce FX Go5700 Engineering sample​

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5.20 Quadro FX1000

Model: P126

PCB Code:180-10126-0000-A04

Chip model:NV30GL A1

Released on January 21, 2003. The chip date is 0244 weeks, and the PCB date is 0249 weeks.The official version of Quadro FX1000 adopts the P128 form factor of Quadro FX2000.

Quadro FX1000 Engineering sample

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5.21 Quadro FX2000

Model: P128

PCB Code:180-10128-0000-A00

Chip model:FX2000-A2X-ES

Released on January 21, 2003. The chip date is 0252 weeks, and the PCB date is 0301 weeks.
The official version of Quadro FX2000 does not use GeForce FX5800 Ultra's cooling system.

Quadro FX2000 Engineering sample



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5.22 Quadro FX3000

Released on July 22, 2003.

5.22.1 P170-B01

Chip model:NV35GL A1S2 ES

PCB Code:180-10170-0000-B01

Chip date is 0314 weeks, PCB date is 0314 weeks.

Quadro FX3000 Engineering sample​

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5.22.2 E174-A00

PCB Code:180-10174-0000-A00

Chip model:FX3000 A1

Chip date is 0319 weeks, PCB date is 0321 weeks. Evaluation board, not disassembled, the chip should be ES.

Quadro FX3000 Engineering sample​

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5.22.3 P171-B00

PCB Code:180-10171-0000-B00

Chip model:FX3000 A1

Chip date is 0333 weeks, PCB date is 0334 weeks.

Quadro FX3000 Engineering sample​

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5.22.4 P171-A01

Chip model:Quadro FX3000 A1

PCB Code:180-10171-0000-A01

Chip date is 0320 weeks, PCB date is 0325 weeks.This board type Quadro FX3000 graphics card adds P154 daughter card (support Framelock and Genlock function) is Quadro FX3000G.

Quadro FX3000 Engineering sample

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5.23 Quadro FX500

Released on May 21, 2003.

5.23.1 P162

Chip model:NV34GL A1 ES

PCB Code:180-10162-0000-A02

Chip date is 0305 weeks, PCB date is 0307 weeks.

Quadro FX500 Engineering sample

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5.23.2 P165

Chip model:QUADRO FX 500 B1

PCB Code:180-10165-0000-A01

Chip date is 0405 weeks, PCB date is 0407 weeks.

Quadro FX500 Engineering sample

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5.24 Quadro FX700

Released on March 17, 2004.

5.24.1 E133

PCB Code:180-10133-0000-A00

Chip model:NV31GL_A1+

The chip date is 0302 weeks, and the PCB date is 0252 weeks.

Quadro FX700 Engineering sample

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5.24.2 P141

Chip model:NV31GL A1+

PCB Code:

Prototype cards without PCB Code are very rare and may be 180-10141-0000-A01.
Chip date is 0302 weeks, PCB date is 0250 weeks.

Quadro FX700 Engineering sample

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There are also Quadro FX1100 (NV36GL) using P192 form factor, Quadro FX1300 (NV36GL) using P268 (GeForce PCX 5900/5950) form factor, and nVIDIA NVS 280 (NV34).

 

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5.25 Quadro FX Go700

Model:E133

Chip model:NV31GLM A1

PCB Code:180-10133-0000-A01

Released on June 25, 2003. Mobile version, chip date is 0312 weeks, PCB date is 0313 weeks.

Quadro FX Go700 Engineering sample



5.26 Quadro FX Go1000

Model:E183

PCB Code:180-10183-0000-A01

Chip model:Go1000 A1

Released on February 25, 2004. Mobile version, chip date 0348 weeks, PCB date 0350 weeks.

Quadro FX Go1000 Engineering sample

 

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5.27 Abit

The Siluro GeForce FX 5800 prototype card uses nVIDIA's T01 prototype card to promote the new product and uses the "OTES III" cooling system.

Siluro GeForce FX 5800 Engineering sample



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6.GeForce 6 （NV40）series

nVIDIA's GeForce4 and GeForceFX series are unable to kill ati's R300 series, and their dominance is at stake. On April 14, 2004, nVIDIA released NV40 with a new architecture and redesign.

GeForce 6800 Ultra Engineering sample

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The GeForce 6800 Ultra rendering pipeline has grown to 16 for the first time, using GDDR3 memory frequency to reach 1.1GHz, with a large number of transistors (222 million) but very efficient, and the performance is twice that of ATi Radeon 9800XT. ATi released the Radeon X800 Pro (R420) of the R400 series on May 4, 2004. Because it does not support DX 9.0c, it still loses to the GeForce 6800 Ultra, and both technology and performance lag behind. It was not until February 28, 2005 that ATi optimized the manufacturing process on the basis of the X800 and launched the Radeon X850 (R480) after improvement. But it was crushed by nVIDIA's SLI technology.

Radeon X850 Engineering sample

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The NV45 (GeForce 6800 Ultra) released by nVIDIA on June 28, 2004 is an NV40 with an AGP-to-PCI Express bridge. The implementation of the PCI-E interface standard gave birth to SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology. 3dfx developed SLI (Scan Line Interleave) technology as early as 1995, and its original Voodoo graphics card (Obsidian SB50) reserved SLI interfaces. SLI technology can bridge two Voodoo graphics cards to obtain a 3D performance improvement, which is about 50% higher, which is equivalent to 1.5 voodoo cards.

3dfx Obsidian 100DB-4440 Qualification Sample



After nVIDIA acquired 3dfx , it improved the SLI technology and created an SLI model with a wide range of applications and high work efficiency with the aid of the new PCI-E interface. On the launch day of NV45 (GeForce 6800 Ultra), nVIDIA also announced the official promotional image of GeForce 6800 Ultra SLI.

GeForce 6800 Ultra SLI



nVIDIA first only released the high-end series of GeForce 6800 graphics cards to support this technology, and later it extended it to the full range of GeForce 6 series. In fact, the performance of the two cards in SLI mode is increased by about 50% on average, and low-end graphics cards are more efficient than high-end graphics cards.
On June 1, 2005, nearly a year after SLI was released, ATi finally responded with CrossFire technology. nVIDIA's SLI technology connects two identical graphics cards through a bridged daughter card, but ATi uses a DVI dedicated cable to connect the CrossFire Edition main card and the conventional graphics card. On the same day, ATi also announced the official promotional pictures of the Radeon X850 Crossfire Link.

Radeon X850 CrossFire​

The performance of ati's two-card crossfire mode is improved by less than 50% on average. It is commonly known that the two-card crossfire is only equivalent to 1.5 graphics cards, which is almost the same as nVIDIA. ati's CrossFire technology requires a special CrossFire main card. Four chips including FPGA, ROM, DVI, RAMDAC, a special DVI interface, and complex DVI cables are added to the card. The cost is high and assembly is troublesome. This seemingly small design failure of CrossFire has caused the rapid loss of the hard-won high-end user base, which has a fatal impact on ati. In this round of N/A GPU fierce battle, ATi is very passive, and nVIDIA has become stronger since then.

X850 CrossFire master card Engineering sample

 

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Seeing that N/A has even launched dual-card interconnection one after another, XGI has the experience that Volari Duo V8 Ultra graphics cards that have previously taken out dual-core cards have been beaten by N/A's graphics cards. XGI had to give up the idea of GPU competition. XGI released a brand-new product-Volari 8300 on November 9, 2005, focusing on excellent video playback quality, no longer talking about 3D performance. Its 3D performance is indeed not flattering, only comparable to GeForce 6200TC. Although XGI was so low-key, it was difficult to gain a foothold in the end. On March 6, 2006, ATi acquired part of XGI's business, and XGI withdrew from the GPU competition.

Volari 8300 Engineering sample



With nVIDIA's Jedi counterattack, ATi swallowed the bitter pill of squeezing toothpaste. ati's acquisition of XGI is also to obtain the technical reserves needed to develop the R600 display chip. Intent to reverse the defeat through the innovative design of the R600 display chip. Maybe at this time nVIDIA is too powerful, ATi has a psychological shadow. When AMD extended its olive branch, ATi immediately sold itself completely on October 25, 2006, becoming the most inexplicable loser in the GPU hegemony. Fortunately, AMD has joined the GPU race. The R600 chip prototype graphics card has become the swan song of ATi graphics cards. According to ati's naming rules, it should be called X2900XTX; according to AMD's naming rules, it is called HD2900XTX, and now collectively referred to as HD2900XTX.

HD2900XTX Engineering sample



On March 9, 2005, VIA announced GammaChrome S18. GammaChrome S18 is the first PCI-E graphics card from S3 Graphics, using a 0.13 micron manufacturing process. It has strong 2D and movie processing capabilities, and 3D processing capabilities are close to that of mid-level graphics cards at the time, surpassing nVIDIA GeForce 6200TC.

GammaChrome S18 Engineering sample

 

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In this GPU competition, VIA survived the N/A cracks, but as the third strongest GPU, it still persisted for several years. On January 3, 2011, it announced the launch of the world's first eH1 graphics card specifically designed for the embedded market, for digital signage and advertising, POS, POI, games or any embedded applications that require complex graphics. Equipped with the last display chip developed by S3-Chrome 5400E embedded display chip. The Chrome 5400E chip is an embedded version of the Chrome 540 GTX chip released on February 12, 2009. It can be seen that the research and development work of S3 in the past two years has been nearly suspended. On July 6, 2011, VIA sold S3 Graphics, leaving only two dominant GPUs.

VIA eH1 Engineering sample


When VIA's S3 was in recession in 2009, Intel tried to replace it and launched the Larrabee graphics card in early 2009. Intel is the absolute boss of integrated graphics card. Intel thinks it is easier to be the third overlord of discrete graphics card and GPU. As a result, the GPU was made into a CPU, so I had no choice but to bid farewell to the Discrete graphics card and switch to the Core graphics card. But the third overlord of the GPU, if it is not the Intel with the background, who else can it be?

Larrabee Engineering sample


In this GPU competition dominated by nVIDIA, all the original opponents were defeated by nVIDIA. Even if some alliances and some mergers and acquisitions, they still do not constitute a powerful threat to nVIDIA.

In addition to the GeForce 6800 series, GeForce 6 also includes the GeForce 6600, GeForce 6500, and GeForce 6200 series; the mobile version of GeForce Go 6800/6600/6400/6200; the professional version of Quadro 1400/1500/3400/3450.