Nvidia's first GPU: GeForce 256
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Editorial policyThis article reflects on the history of Nvidia's first GPU, the GeForce 256, which marked the birth of the term GPU on October 11, 1999.
Key points
- •The term GPU was born on October 11, 1999.
- •Nvidia's first GPU product was the GeForce 256.
- •The concept of GPUs was not entirely new at the time.