# GeForce 200 series

The GeForce 200 series is a series of Tesla-based GeForce graphics processing units developed by Nvidia.

## Architecture

The GeForce 200 series introduced Nvidia's second generation of the Tesla microarchitecture, Nvidia's unified shader architecture; the first major update to it since introduced with the GeForce 8 series.
The GeForce GTX 280 and GTX 260 are based on the same processor core. During the manufacturing process, GTX chips were binned and separated through defect testing of the core's logic functionality. Those that failed to meet the GTX 280 hardware specification were re-tested and binned as GTX 260 (which is specified with fewer stream processors, fewer ROPs and a narrower memory bus).
In late 2008, Nvidia re-released the GTX 260 with 216 stream processors, up from 192. Effectively, there were two GTX 260 cards in production with non-trivial performance differences.
The GeForce 200 series GPUs (GT200a/b GPU), excluding GeForce GTS 250, GTS 240 GPUs (these are older G92b GPUs), have double precision support for use in GPGPU applications. GT200 GPUs also have improved performance in geometry shading.
As of August 2018, the GT200 is the seventh largest commercial GPU ever constructed, consisting of 1.4 billion transistors covering a 576 mm$^2$ die surface area built on a 65 nm process. It is the fifth largest CMOS-logic chip that has been fabricated at the TSMC foundry. The GeForce 400 series have since superseded the GT200 chips in transistor count, but the original GT200 dies still exceed the GF100 die size. It is larger than even the Kepler-based GK210 GPU used in the Tesla K80, which has 7.1 billion transistors on a 561 mm$^2$ die manufactured in 28 nm. The Ampere GA100 is currently the largest commercial GPU ever fabricated at 826 mm$^2$ with 54.2 billion transistors.
Nvidia officially announced and released the retail version of the previously OEM only GeForce 210 (GT218 GPU) and GeForce GT 220 (GT216 GPU) on October 12, 2009. Nvidia officially announced and released the GeForce GT 240 (GT215 GPU) on November 17, 2009. The new 40nm GPUs feature the new PureVideo HD VP4 decoder hardware in them, as the older GeForce 8 and 9 GPUs only have PureVideo HD VP2 or VP3 (G98). They also support Compute Capability 1.2, whereas older GeForce 8 and 9 GPUs only supported Compute Capability 1.1. All GT21x GPUs also contain an audio processor inside and support eight-channel LPCM output through HDMI.

## Chipset table
### GeForce 200 series

All models support Coverage Sample Anti-Aliasing, Angle-Independent Anisotropic Filtering, 240-bit OpenEXR HDR.
* $^1$ Unified Shaders : Texture mapping units : Render output units
| Model | Launch | Code name | Fab (nm) | Transistors (Million) | Die size (mm$^2$) | Bus interface | Core config $^1$ | Clock rate | Clock rate | Clock rate | Fillrate | Fillrate | Memory configuration | Memory configuration | Memory configuration | Memory configuration | API support (version) | API support (version) | API support (version) | Processing Power GFLOPS | TDP (watts) | Comments |
| Model | Launch | Code name | Fab (nm) | Transistors (Million) | Die size (mm$^2$) | Bus interface | Core config $^1$ | Core (MHz) | Shader (MHz) | Memory (MHz) | Pixel (GP/s) | Texture (GT/s) | Size (MB) | Bandwidth (GB/s) | DRAM type | Bus width (bit) | DirectX | OpenGL | Vulkan | Processing Power GFLOPS | TDP (watts) | Comments |
| GeForce 205 | November 26, 2009 | GT218 | 40 | 260 | 57 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 8:4:4 | 589 | 1402 | 1000 | 2.356 | 2.356 | 512 | 8 | DDR2 | 64 | 10.1 | 3.3 | — | 33.4 | 30.5 | OEM only |
| GeForce 210 | October 12, 2009 | GT218 | 40 | 260 | 57 | PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe x1 PCI | 16:8:4 | 520 589 | 1230 1402 | 1000–1600 | 2.356 | 4.712 | 512 1024 | 4.0 8.0 12.8 | DDR2 DDR3 | 32 64 | 10.1 | 3.3 | — | 67.296 | 30.5 | |
| GeForce GT 220 | October 12, 2009 | GT216 | 40 | 486 | 100 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 48:16:8 | 615(OEM) 625 | 1335(OEM) 1360 | 1000 1580 | 5 | 10 | 512 1024 | 16.0 25.3 | DDR2 DDR3 | 128 | 10.1 | 3.3 | — | 192(OEM) 196 | 58 | |
| GeForce GT 230 v.1 | 2009 | G94b | 55 | 505 | 196 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 48:24:16 | 650 | 1625 | 1800 | 10.4 | 15.6 | 512 1024 | 57.6 | GDDR3 | 256 | 10 | 3.3 | — | 234 | 75 | OEM only |
| GeForce GT 230 v.2 | 2009 | G92b | 55 | 754 | 260 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 96:48:12 | 500 | 1242 | 1000 | 6 | 24 | 1536 | 24 | DDR2 | 192 | 10 | 3.3 | — | 357.69 | 75 | OEM only |
| GeForce GT 240 | November 17, 2009 | GT215 | 40 | 727 | 139 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 96:32:8 | 550 | 1340 | 1800 2000 3400(GDDR5) | 4.4 | 17.6 | 512 1024 | 28.8(OEM) 32 54.4(GDDR5) | DDR3 GDDR3 GDDR5 | 128 | 10.1 | 3.3 | — | 385.9 | 69 | |
| GeForce GTS 240 | Q4 2009 | G92a G92b | 65 55 | 754 | 324 260 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 112:56:16 | 675 | 1620 | 2200 | 10.8 | 37.8 | 1024 | 70.4 | GDDR3 | 256 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 554.32 | 120 | OEM only |
| GeForce GTS 250 Green | 2009 | G92b | 65 55 | 754 | 260 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 128:64:16 | 702 | 1512 | 2000 | 11.2 | 44.9 | 512 1024 | 64.0 | GDDR3 | 256 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 581 | 130 | |
| GeForce GTS 250 | March 3, 2009 | G92-428-B1 | 65 55 | 754 | 260 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 128:64:16 | 738 | 1836 | 2000 2200 | 11.808 | 47.232 | 512 1024 | 64.0 70.4 | GDDR3 | 256 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 705.024 | 150 | Some cards are rebranded GeForce 9800 GTX+ |
| GeForce GTX 260 | June 16, 2008 | GT200-100-A2 | 65 | 1400 | 576 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 192:64:28 | 576 | 1242 | 1998 | 16.128 | 36.864 | 896 (1792) | 111.9 | GDDR3 | 448 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 715.392 | 202 | Replaced by GTX 260 Core 216 |
| GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 | September 16, 2008 | GT200-103-A2 GT200-105-B3 | 65 55 | 1400 | 576 470 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 216:72:28 | 576 | 1242 | 1998 | 16.128 | 41.472 | 896 (1792) | 111.9 | GDDR3 | 448 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 804.816 874.8 | 182 171 | |
| GeForce GTX 275 | April 9, 2009 | GT200-400-B3 | 55 | 1400 | 470 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 240:80:28 | 633 | 1404 | 2268 | 17.724 | 50.6 | 896 | 127.0 | GDDR3 | 448 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 1010.880 | 219 | Effectively one-half of the GTX 295 |
| GeForce GTX 280 | June 17, 2008 | GT200-300-A2 | 65 | 1400 | 576 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 240:80:32 | 602 | 1296 | 2214 | 19.264 | 48.16 | 1024 (2048*) | 141.7 | GDDR3 | 512 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 933.120 | 236 | MSI launched a 2GB version. Replaced by GTX 285 |
| GeForce GTX 285 | January 15, 2009 | GT200-350-B3 | 55 | 1400 | 470 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 240:80:32 | 648 | 1476 | 2484 | 20.736 | 51.84 | 1024 (2048*) | 159.0 | GDDR3 | 512 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 1062.72 | 204 | Palit, EVGA and BFG launched 2GB versions. EVGA GTX285 Classified can support 4-way SLI |
| GeForce GTX 295 | January 8, 2009 | 2× GT200-400-B3 | 55 | 2× 1400 | 2× 470 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 2× 240:80:28 | 576 | 1242 | 1998 | 2× 16.128 | 2× 46.08 | 2× 896 | 2× 111.9 | GDDR3 | 2× 448 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 1788.480 | 289 | Dual PCB models were phased out in favor of a single PCB model with 2 GPUs |
| Model | Launch | Code name | Fab (nm) | Transistors (Million) | Die size (mm$^2$) | Bus interface | Core config $^1$ | Clock rate | Clock rate | Clock rate | Fillrate | Fillrate | Memory configuration | Memory configuration | Memory configuration | Memory configuration | API support (version) | API support (version) | API support (version) | Processing Power GFLOPS | TDP (watts) | Comments |
| Model | Launch | Code name | Fab (nm) | Transistors (Million) | Die size (mm$^2$) | Bus interface | Core config $^1$ | Core (MHz) | Shader (MHz) | Memory (MHz) | Pixel (GP/s) | Texture (GT/s) | Size (MB) | Bandwidth (GB/s) | DRAM type | Bus width (bit) | DirectX | OpenGL | Vulkan | Processing Power GFLOPS | TDP (watts) | Comments |

#### Features

Compute Capability: 1.1 (G92 [GTS250] GPU) Compute Capability: 1.2 (GT215, GT216, GT218 GPUs) Compute Capability: 1.3 has double precision support for use in GPGPU applications. (GT200a/b GPUs only)
| Model | Features | Features | Features | Features | Features |
| Model | Scalable Link Interface (SLI) | PureVideo 2 with VP2 Engine: (BSP and 240 AES) | PureVideo 4 with VP4 Engine |
| GeForce 210 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GeForce GT 220 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GeForce GT 240 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GeForce GTS 250 | Yes 3-Way (4-way for EVGA 285 Classified) | Yes | No |
| GeForce GTX 260 | Yes 3-Way (4-way for EVGA 285 Classified) | Yes | No |
| GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 | Yes 3-Way (4-way for EVGA 285 Classified) | Yes | No |
| GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 (55 nm) | Yes 3-Way (4-way for EVGA 285 Classified) | Yes | No |
| GeForce GTX 275 | Yes 3-Way (4-way for EVGA 285 Classified) | Yes | No |
| GeForce GTX 280 | Yes 3-Way (4-way for EVGA 285 Classified) | Yes | No |
| GeForce GTX 285 | Yes 3-Way (4-way for EVGA 285 Classified) | Yes | No |
| GeForce GTX 295 | Yes | Yes | No |

### GeForce 200M (2xxM) Series

The GeForce 200M Series is a graphics processor architecture for notebooks.
* $^1$ Unified Shaders : Texture mapping units : Render output units
| Model | Launch | Code name | Fab (nm) | Bus interface | Core config$^1$ | Clock speed | Clock speed | Clock speed | Fillrate | Fillrate | Memory | Memory | Memory | Memory | API support (version) | API support (version) | API support (version) | Processing Power (GFLOPS) | TDP (watts) | Notes |
| Model | Launch | Code name | Fab (nm) | Bus interface | Core config$^1$ | Core (MHz) | Shader (MHz) | Memory (MHz) | Pixel (GP/s) | Texture (GT/s) | Size (MiB) | Bandwidth (GB/s) | Bus type | Bus width (bit) | DirectX | OpenGL | Vulkan | Processing Power (GFLOPS) | TDP (watts) | Notes |
| GeForce G210M | June 15, 2009 | GT218 | 40 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 16:8:4 | 625 | 1500 | 1600 | 2.5 | 5 | 512 | 12.8 | GDDR3 | 64 | 10.1 | 3.3 | — | 72 | 14 | Lower clocked versions of the GT218 core is also known as Nvidia ION 2 |
| GeForce GT 220M | 2009 | G96b | 55 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 32:16:8 | 500 | 1250 | 1000 1600 | 4 | 8 | 1024 | 16 25.6 | DDR2 GDDR3 | 128 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 120 | 14 | Rebranded 9600M GT @55 nm node shrink |
| GeForce GT 230M | June 15, 2009 | GT216 | 40 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 48:16:8 | 500 | 1100 | 1600 | 4 | 8 | 1024 | 25.6 | GDDR3 | 128 | 10.1 | 3.3 | — | 158 | 23 | |
| GeForce GT 240M | June 15, 2009 | GT216 | 40 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 48:16:8 | 550 | 1210 | 1600 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 1024 | 25.6 | GDDR3 | 128 | 10.1 | 3.3 | — | 174 | 23 | |
| GeForce GTS 250M | June 15, 2009 | GT215 | 40 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 96:32:8 | 500 | 1250 | 3200 | 4 | 16 | 1024 | 51.2 | GDDR5 | 128 | 10.1 | 3.3 | — | 360 | 28 | |
| GeForce GTS 260M | June 15, 2009 | GT215 | 40 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 96:32:8 | 550 | 1375 | 3600 | 4.4 | 17.6 | 1024 | 57.6 | GDDR5 | 128 | 10.1 | 3.3 | — | 396 | 38 | |
| GeForce GTX 260M | March 3, 2009 | G92b | 55 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 112:56:16 | 550 | 1375 | 1900 | 8.8 | 30.8 | 1024 | 60.8 | GDDR3 | 256 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 462 | 65 | |
| GeForce GTX 280M | March 3, 2009 | G92b | 55 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 128:64:16 | 585 | 1463 | 1900 | 9.36 | 37.44 | 1024 | 60.8 | GDDR3 | 256 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 562 | 75 | |
| GeForce GTX 285M | February 1, 2010 | G92b | 55 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 128:64:16 | 600 | 1500 | 2000 | 9.6 | 38.4 | 1024 | 64.0 | GDDR3 | 256 | 10.0 | 3.3 | — | 576 | 75 | Higher clocked version of GTX280M with improved memory |
| Model | Launch | Code name | Fab (nm) | Bus interface | Core config$^1$ | Clock speed | Clock speed | Clock speed | Fillrate | Fillrate | Memory | Memory | Memory | Memory | API support (version) | API support (version) | API support (version) | Processing Power (GFLOPS) | TDP (watts) | Notes |
| Model | Launch | Code name | Fab (nm) | Bus interface | Core config$^1$ | Core (MHz) | Shader (MHz) | Memory (MHz) | Pixel (GP/s) | Texture (GT/s) | Size (MiB) | Bandwidth (GB/s) | Bus type | Bus width (bit) | DirectX | OpenGL | Vulkan | Processing Power (GFLOPS) | TDP (watts) | Notes |

## Discontinued support

Nvidia ceased driver support for GeForce 200 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
* Linux, 64-bit: version 340.108 released on December 23, 2019; Download

## Gallery

* Nvidia GeForce GTX 285, displaying PCB, die and de-lidded heat-spreader
* Nvidia GeForce GTX 260, manufactured by NVIDIA board-partner XFX
* Nvidia GeForce GTX 280, manufactured by NVIDIA board-partner ASUS
* Nvidia GeForce GT 240, manufactured by NVIDIA board-partner Inno3D
* Nvidia GeForce GTX 260, manufactured by NVIDIA board-partner MSI
* Nvidia GeForce 210, manufactured by NVIDIA board-partner PNY
* A half-height 210 by MSI