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# Nvidia's first GPU: GeForce 256

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**Published:** 2026-10-14T12:05:44.000Z
**Category:** Chips
**Topics:** nvidia

## Summary

The term GPU was coined on October 11, 1999, with the release of Nvidia's first GPU, the GeForce 256\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://dfarq.homeip.net/nvidias-first-gpu-geforce-256/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50086363>)