GeForce 2 series
Top: Logo of the GeForce 2 series Bottom: Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS (Asus Branded) with its cooler removed, showing the NV15 die | |
| Release date | mid-May, 2000 |
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| Codename | NV11, NV15, NV16 |
| Architecture | Celsius |
| Models |
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| Cards | |
| Entry-level | MX |
| Mid-range | GTS, Pro |
| High-end | Ti, Ultra |
| API support | |
| OpenGL | OpenGL 1.2 (T&L) |
| History | |
| Predecessor | GeForce 256 |
| Successor | GeForce 3 series |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported | |
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The GeForce 2 series (NV15) is the second generation of Nvidia's GeForce line of graphics processing units (GPUs). Introduced in 2000, it is the successor to the GeForce 256.
The GeForce 2 family comprised a number of models. The GeForce 2 GTS, GeForce 2 Ultra, GeForce 2 Pro, and GeForce 2 Ti are based upon the original architecture (NV15), varying only by chip and memory clock speeds. For the low-end segment and OEMs, the GeForce 2 MX series (NV11) was created, from which the GeForce 2 Go was derived for laptops. In addition, the GeForce 2 architecture is used for the Quadro series on the Quadro 2 Pro, 2 MXR, and 2 EX cards with special drivers meant to accelerate computer-aided design applications.