This is the copypasta from a perplexity pro search. I’ll keep updating and write more details here. When I explore more. This data is mostly accurate, pertaining to some details regarding Volta (That I’m not sure of)
Early Era (1998-2003)
- Fahrenheit (1998)
- Celsius (1999)
- Kelvin (2001) - Used in GeForce 3 and 4 series[1]
- Rankine (2003) - Powered GeForce 5 series[1]
Transition Era (2004-2009)
- Curie (2004) - Used in GeForce 6 and 7 series[1]
- Tesla (2006) - Debuted with GeForce 8 series[3]
- Tesla Refresh (2008) - Used in GeForce 9 series[3]
Modern Era (2010-2020)
- Fermi (2010) - GeForce 400 series[3]
- Kepler (2012) - GeForce 600 series[4]
- Maxwell (2014) - GeForce 900 series[7]
- Pascal (2016) - GeForce 10 series[7]
- Volta (2017)
- Turing (2018) - RTX 20 series
- Ampere (2020) - RTX 30 series[16]
Current & Future Era (2022-2026)
- Ada Lovelace (2022) - RTX 40 series[10]
- Hopper (2022) - Data center focused[10]
- Blackwell (2024/2025) - RTX 50 series[8]
- Rubin (2026) - Next generation after Blackwell[9]
Notable Observation
Nvidia has traditionally named its architectures after famous scientists and physicists. The upcoming Rubin architecture, named after astronomer Vera Rubin, will be the first to be named after an astronomer[6].
Citations: [1] https://www.cherryservers.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-gpu-architecture [2] https://www.fundz.net/blog/the-amazing-history-of-nvidia-an-odyssey-of-innovation [3] https://www.pocket-lint.com/nvidia-gpu-history/ [4] https://tech.amikelive.com/node-685/list-of-nvidia-desktop-graphics-card-models-for-building-deep-learning-ai-system/comment-page-1/ [5] https://www.nvidia.com/content/PDF/fermi_white_papers/P.Glaskowsky_NVIDIAFermi-TheFirstCompleteGPUComputingArchitecture.pdf [6] https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidias-next-gen-gpus-are-rumored-to-be-codenamed-rubin-arrive-in-2025 [7] https://www.girolino.com/nvidia-gpu-evolution-from-geforce-to-ai-powerhouse/ [8] https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-blackwell-rtx-50-series-gpus-everything-we-know [9] https://www.maginative.com/article/nvidia-unveils-rubin-gpu-architecture-and-roadmap-at-computex-2024/ [10] https://www.nvidia.com/en-in/technologies/ [11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Nvidia_microarchitectures [12] https://www.nvidia.com/en-in/data-center/graphics-cards-for-virtualization/ [13] https://www.britannica.com/money/NVIDIA-Corporation [14] https://wolfadvancedtechnology.com/nvidia-gpu-architecture [15] https://wolfadvancedtechnology.com/articles/nvidia-gpu-architecture [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampere_(microarchitecture) [17] https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus [18] https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/first-gpu-gaming-ai/ [19] https://www.nvidia.com/en-in/geforce/graphics-cards/compare/ [20] https://www.nvidia.com/en-in/about-nvidia/corporate-timeline/ [21] https://tech.amikelive.com/node-685/list-of-nvidia-desktop-graphics-card-models-for-building-deep-learning-ai-system/comment-page-1/ [22] https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-turing-architecture-in-depth/ [23] https://www.nvidia.com/en-in/geforce/turing/ [24] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nvidia-gpu-architectures-details-explained-kuke-kuke-electronics [25] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units [26] https://www.nvidia.com/content/PDF/nvidia-ampere-ga-102-gpu-architecture-whitepaper-v2.pdf [27] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponyms_of_Nvidia_GPU_microarchitectures [28] https://www.baseten.co/blog/understanding-nvidias-datacenter-gpu-line/ [29] https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20240606VL202/nvidia-rubin-blackwell-ai-gpu-nvidia-grace.html [30] https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/insights/nvidia-outlines-roadmap-including-rubin-gpu-platform-new-arm-based-cpu-vera [31] https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1d6cfkd/rubin_is_nvidias_next_generation_gpu_after/ [32] https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhuxiong