GeForce 8800 GTS 640

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Key Metrics

Launch Date
2006-11-08
CUDA Cores
96
Memory
640 MB GDDR3
Memory Bandwidth
63.36 GB/s
TDP/TBP
143 W
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
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Why It Mattered

GeForce 8800 GTS 640 belongs to the Tesla and GeForce 8 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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Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. Archived NVIDIA GeForce 8800 family specificationsOfficial original GeForce 8800 GTX and 8800 GTS reference memory and interface tableOpen source
  2. New NVIDIA Products Transform the PC Into the Definitive Gaming PlatformOfficial November 8, 2006 GeForce 8800 GTX and GTS 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: PNY XLR8 GeForce 8800 GTS 640 MB PCIe board (Front)Creator: TheStrikerCredit: TheStriker / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: PNY XLR8 8800GTS 640MBLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0 InternationalSource claim: Commons credits TheStriker and states CC BY-SA 4.0 International for this exact file.Modified: Resized to 960 px maximum dimension and JPEG recompressed; no crop. This derivative is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 International.Board identity: The exact photographed example is identified on its Commons file page.Configuration: The photographed PNY board represents one 640 MB implementation; its clocks are not established by the image.License deedOriginal file page