GeForce 7800 GT

CurieGeForce 7 SeriesDesktopGDDR32005NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2005-08-11
Memory
256 MB GDDR3
Memory Bandwidth
32 GB/s
TDP/TBP
65 W
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
Process Node
TSMC 110 nm
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Why It Mattered

GeForce 7800 GT belongs to the Curie and GeForce 7 Series era around 2005, when PC graphics cards varied heavily by bus, memory chips, BIOS, cooler, and display outputs. Tracking the exact model helps retro builders distinguish period-correct boards from similarly named variants.

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Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. New NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT Available for Back-to-School SeasonOfficial August 11, 2005 GeForce 7800 GT introduction and immediate-availability releaseOpen source

Independent reference sources

  1. TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Reference databases

  1. RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen GPU database used to cross-check specifications A reference database: good for cross-checking specifications, but not proof of the original release details on its own.Open source

Photo sources

  1. Wikimedia Commons
    Photo: Club 3D GeForce 7800 GT PCIe board (Front)Creator: AppaloosaCredit: Appaloosa / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: Geforce7800gtLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0 UnportedSource claim: Commons credits photographer Appaloosa; its GFDL migration metadata offers this GeForce 7800 GT photograph under CC BY-SA 3.0.Modified: Resized to 960 px maximum dimension and JPEG recompressed at quality 78; no crop. This derivative is shared under CC BY-SA 3.0.Board identity: The exact photographed board is identified on its Commons file page.Configuration: The visible cooler proves exact GeForce 7800 GT. The Wiki 256 MB GDDR3 memory and PCIe 1.0 generation are unproved by the image.License deedOriginal file page