What does the G in GF and GK stand for?

[AciD_RaiN]

Ok I'm just gonna come out and say it... I've been googling it for a few hours an I can't find out what it stands for. It's making me coo coo!!!

I suspect that F means Fermi and K means Kepler but is the G for Geforce? Graphics? Sorry if I'm stupid or making unnecessary thread but I won't be able to go to sleep if I don't find out

 

[demonking]

just been lookin 2. can't find anything definiative. i guess its just an identification code for nvidia to use and the proably went with G for Geforce????

someone who works at the development side of nvidia could tell you for sure

 

[hmmblah]

I haven't found anything for sure, but like you I've assumed G = GeForce, F = Fermi and K= Kepler.

 

[AciD_RaiN]

Thanks guys. I thought maybe I was just stupid but I've noticed that this is not common knowledge. This is some kind of obsession for me. I need to know these things and I can't stop until I find out

 

[dugdiamond]

yes

all GeForce GT(X) cards were codenamed GFxxx... the F stands for Fermi, , which is based on the 40nm manufacturing process.

the K in the GKxxx codename does stand for Kepler, which is based on the 28nm manufacturing process.

 

[AciD_RaiN]

But what about the G? That's what bothering me. The F and K were ofc just common sense

 

[dugdiamond]

the G stands for Geforce, as blah said

 

[Rastalovich]

I haven't found anything for sure, but like you I've assumed G = GeForce, F = Fermi and K= Kepler.

the G stands for Geforce, as blah said

Disco.

 

[AciD_RaiN]

Well he only assumed but thanks for the answers... I feel a lot better

 

[S_I_N]

the G stands for Geforce, as blah said

I'd agree but one thing I read while trying to help with this said the GF stood for graphics fermi but could not find anything that said graphics kepler for GK