Every NVIDIA GPU Generation Explained In 6 Minutes
From the GTX 700 series to the RTX 5090, this video breaks down EVERY major Nvidia GPU generation and explains what made each one legendary, controversial, overpriced, or revolutionary.
We cover:
• GTX 700 (Kepler)
• GTX 900 (Maxwell)
• GTX 10 Series (Pascal)
• RTX 20 Series (Turing)
• RTX 30 Series (Ampere)
• RTX 40 Series (Ada Lovelace)
• RTX 50 Series (Blackwell)
This is the complete evolution of Nvidia graphics cards — including the GTX 970 VRAM controversy, the dominance of the GTX 1060 and GTX 1080 Ti, the launch of ray tracing, DLSS, crypto mining shortages, RTX 4090 pricing, and the RTX 5060 8GB backlash.
If you’ve ever owned a GTX or RTX GPU, this is basically a timeline of PC gaming history.
Topics covered:
Nvidia GPU history
GTX vs RTX
DLSS explained
Ray tracing explained
RTX 5090 performance
RTX 5060 controversy
GTX 1080 Ti legacy
Best Nvidia GPU generations
Pascal vs Turing vs Ampere
Blackwell GPUs