GeForce 256 is the first graphics processing unit (GPU) in history, which Nvidiaits developer, presented in 1999 and is now celebrating its 25th birthday amid advances such as artificial intelligence that continue to drive entertainment and personal computing.
This October 11, Nvidia celebrates the 25th anniversary of the launch of the first GPU in history: GeForce 256. This component “was not just another graphics accelerator, but was presented as the first GPU in the world,” as it noted in a press release.
It also “helped redefine gaming by implementing hardware transformation and lighting,” since being integrated into the GPU itself, it eliminated the load on the computational processing unit (CPU) and opened the door to higher-level gaming. of graphic detail.
The Nvidia GeForce 256 hit the market alongside titles like Unreal Tournament and Quake III Arena, helping to position graphics cards at the center of video game development.
GeForce 256 also contributed to significant advances in artificial intelligence research, a technology that currently powers Nvidia GPUs and offers innovations such as Nvidia DLSS, to increase gaming performance and deliver sharper images, and Nvidia ACE, designed for give more realism to interactions with game characters.