Editing GeForce (section)

=== GeForce 200 series and 300 series ===
{{Main|GeForce 200 series|GeForce 300 series}}

Based on the GT200 graphics processor consisting of 1.4 billion transistors, codenamed Tesla, the 200 series was launched on June 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=1 | title = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Video Card Review | date = June 16, 2008 | publisher = Benchmark Reviews | access-date = June 16, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080617212421/http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=1 | archive-date = June 17, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The next generation of the GeForce series takes the card-naming scheme in a new direction, by replacing the series number (such as 8800 for 8-series cards) with the GTX or GTS suffix (which used to go at the end of card names, denoting their 'rank' among other similar models), and then adding model-numbers such as 260 and 280 after that. The series features the new GT200 core on a [[65 nanometer|65nm]] die.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7364&Itemid=1 | publisher = Fudzilla.com | title = GeForce GTX 280 to launch on June 18th | access-date = May 18, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080517141551/http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7364&Itemid=1 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> | archive-date = May 17, 2008}}</ref> The first products were the GeForce GTX 260 and the more expensive GeForce GTX 280.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/Detailed_Geforce_GTX_280_Pictures/5826.html | title = Detailed GeForce GTX 280 Pictures | date = June 3, 2008 | publisher = VR-Zone | access-date = June 3, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080604011627/http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/Detailed_Geforce_GTX_280_Pictures/5826.html | archive-date = June 4, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The GeForce 310 was released on November 27, 2009, which is a rebrand of GeForce 210.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=21369 | title = – News :: NVIDIA kicks off GeForce 300-series range with GeForce 310 : Page – 1/1 | publisher = Hexus.net | date = 2009-11-27 | access-date = 2013-06-30 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928053734/http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=21369 | archive-date = September 28, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_310_us.html | title = Every PC needs good graphics | publisher = Nvidia | access-date = 2013-06-30 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120213060347/http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_310_us.html | archive-date = February 13, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The 300 series cards are rebranded DirectX 10.1 compatible GPUs from the 200 series, which were not available for individual purchase.