GeForce 7950 GX2

CurieGeForce 7 SeriesDesktopGDDR32006NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2006-06-05
Memory
512 MB GDDR3
Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
TDP/TBP
110 W
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
Process Node
TSMC 90 nm
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Why It Mattered

GeForce 7950 GX2 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 7950 GT AGP
Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. Archived NVIDIA GeForce 7950 family specificationsOfficial 7950 GT and dual-GPU 7950 GX2 reference memory and interface tableOpen source
  2. NVIDIA Extends Performance Leadership With GeForce 7950 GX2 Graphics CardOfficial June 5, 2006 GeForce 7950 GX2 launch 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: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 (Board and package)Creator: HyinsCredit: Hyins / Wikimedia CommonsLicense: Public domain (creator dedication on file page)Source claim: Commons file page states creator Hyins released this photograph into the public domain.Modified: Resized from 1600 x 1200 to 960 x 720 and converted from PNG to JPEG at quality 78; no crop.Configuration: Pictured package says 1 GB DDR3 while the Wiki reference lists 512 MB GDDR3. The relationship between those capacities and the pictured board memory is not established; PCIe generation is unverified.Original file page