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 Front face of a Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 | |
| Release date | April 12, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Codename | GF10x |
| Architecture | Fermi |
| Models | GeForce series
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| Transistors | 260M 40 nm (GT218 - GeForce 405 only)
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| Cards | |
| Entry-level | GT 420 GT 430 |
| Mid-range | GT 440 GTS 450 GTX 460 GTX 465 |
| High-end | GTX 470 GTX 480 |
| API support | |
| DirectX | Direct3D 12.0 (feature level 11_0)[1] Direct3D 11.1 (feature level 10_1, GeForce 405 only) Shader Model 5.1 Shader Model 4.1 (GeForce 405 only) |
| OpenCL | OpenCL 1.1 |
| OpenGL | OpenGL 4.6 |
| History | |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200 series |
| Successor | GeForce 500 series |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported | |
The GeForce 400 series is a series of graphics processing units developed by Nvidia, serving as the introduction of the Fermi microarchitecture. Its release was originally slated in November 2009,[2] however, after delays, it was released on March 26, 2010, with availability following in April 2010.
Its direct competitor was ATI's Radeon HD 5000 series.
- ^ Killian, Zak (July 3, 2017). "Nvidia finally lets Fermi GPU owners enjoy DirectX 12". Tech Report. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: NVIDIA says GT300 on schedule for Q4 2009, yields are fine - Bright Side Of News*". Brightsideofnews.com. September 25, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2010.