Trident TGUI 9680

TGUITrident TGUI SeriesDesktopEDO DRAM1996

Key Metrics

Launch Date
1996-01-01
Shader Processors
1
Memory
2 MB EDO DRAM
Interface
PCI
Process Node
500 nm
Bus Width
64-bit
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Why It Mattered

A historically representative budget PCI card of the mid-90s era, with no meaningful 3D capability by modern definitions. Useful as a reference point for understanding what the Voodoo Graphics and RIVA 128 displaced in OEM systems.

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Sources

Independent reference sources

  1. TechPowerUp GPU SpecsSpecification referenceOpen source

Photo sources

  1. Wikimedia Commons
    Photo: Trident TGUI 9680 PCI board (Front)Creator: SamuelpeixotoCredit: Samuelpeixoto / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: Trident TGUI9680-1-based video cardLicense: Public domainSource claim: Commons credits Samuelpeixoto and states a creator public domain dedication for this exact file.Modified: Original dimensions retained and JPEG recompressed; no crop.Board identity: The photographed example is identified on its exact Commons file page.Configuration: The photographed revision does not prove the Wiki reference entry's 2 MB EDO DRAM capacity or clocks.Original file page