1995: NVIDIA STG-2000X
NVIDIA STG-2000X is the first product that NVIDIA released that can really be called a graphics card.
NVIDIA STG-2000X was released on September 30, 1995. It is manufactured using the first generation NV1 architecture of NVIDA and is authorized by NVIDA to produce by SGS-Thomson. At that time, the performance of NV1 had reached the strength of arrogance. But because the card lacks Vertex Shaders, right now it seems to have little game performance.
1995: NV2
Because of the mediocre market performance of NV1, NV1 was once in financial crisis. Fortunately, the game giant, Sega, was still optimistic about NV1 and funded the development of NV2 display core.
Sega NV2 templet
If it hadn't been for Sega to inject funds into NV2 research and development at that time, I don't believe that Yingweida would have achieved what it is today. But Sega eventually abandoned NV2 and chose the technology of 3Dfx for its DC game console, so the development of NV2 chip was finally forced to stop.
1997: RIVA 128
After defining the direction of future product research and development, NV3 chip development has also begun, which is the first successful display core of NV3, RIVA 128. It finally released on April 1997.
RIVA 128 manufactured by ELSA, then a graphic card giant
RIVA has 128-bit memory bus and 100 Mpixel/s pixel filling rate. Its performance is better than that of the famous Voodoo graphics card of 3Dfx company at that time. RIVA has become a well-deserved King graphics card.
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