GTX

GTX is a designation used by Nvidia for a subset of its GeForce line of consumer graphics processing units (GPUs). The GTX prefix denotes a high-performance tier within a generation, intended for gaming and graphics workloads. It sits alongside the GT line for lower-end consumer GPUs and the professional Quadro and RTX lines at the high end.

The GTX label has appeared across several generations since the late 2000s. Nvidia has released many GeForce GPUs with GTX branding in generations such as the GeForce 8/9 era, the 10-series, and the 16-series. In 2018 Nvidia introduced the RTX brand for GPUs with dedicated hardware for real-time ray tracing; many GTX models continue to be sold for users who do not require ray tracing. Notable GTX cards include the GTX 1050, 1050 Ti, 1060, 1070, 1080, and the 1650 and 1660 families.

GTX-based cards typically offer a balance of memory, CUDA cores, and bandwidth suitable for modern games at 1080p and 1440p. They generally lack the dedicated ray-tracing cores found in RTX models; the 16-series GTX cards do not include RT cores. Performance depends on the architecture (Pascal for earlier generations, Turing for the 16-series) and memory configuration.

Nvidia continues to support GTX GPUs within the GeForce driver ecosystem, providing Game Ready drivers and occasional feature updates. The GTX line remains in use for mid-range models, while RTX drives advanced features at the high end.