GeForce 7600 GS

CurieGeForce 7 SeriesDesktopDDR22006NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2006-03-22
Memory
256 MB DDR2
Memory Bandwidth
12.8 GB/s
TDP/TBP
27 W
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
Process Node
TSMC 80 nm
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Why It Mattered

GeForce 7600 GS belongs to the Curie and GeForce 7 Series era around 2006, 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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Previous in series: GeForce 7500 LENext in series: GeForce 7600 GS AGP
Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. NVIDIA Strengthens Mainstream Product Line with Two GeForce 7 Series GPUsOfficial March 22, 2006 retail introduction and immediate-availability release for GeForce 7600 GS and GeForce 7300 LEOpen source
  2. NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series SpecificationsOfficial family comparison identifying a 128-bit effective interface for GeForce 7600 modelsOpen source
  3. Quick Guide to NVIDIA GeForce Desktop Graphics ProcessorsOfficial March 2008 NVIDIA line card identifying 256 MB GeForce 7300 GS, 7600 GS, and 7600 GT configurationsOpen 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: ASUS EN7600GS Silent PCIe board (Front)Creator: Smial (Rainer Knäpper)Credit: Smial (Rainer Knäpper) / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: Asus EN7600GS Silent-HTD-256M-A fanless graphic card PCIe IMGP5037 smial wpLicense: CC BY-SA 2.0 GermanySource claim: Commons credits Smial (Rainer Knäpper) and states CC BY-SA 2.0 Germany for this exact file.Modified: Resized to 960 px maximum dimension and JPEG recompressed; no crop. This derivative is shared under CC BY-SA 2.0 Germany.Board identity: The exact photographed example is identified on its Commons file page.Configuration: The photographed 256 MB ASUS Silent board is a PCIe example; the image does not establish the Wiki DDR2 memory type or clocks.License deedOriginal file page