Released on November 8, 2006, the GeForce 8800 GTX helped define a generation of PC gaming, powering iconic titles like Crysis, BioShock, and Company of Heroes. It was also NVIDIA’s first CUDA-capable graphics card, helping lay the foundation for GPU computing beyond graphics and the accelerated computing platform powering modern AI applications.
To celebrate the anniversary, Unreal Engine artist Dylan Browne, with support from NVIDIA, created “GeForce 8800 GTX - 20 Years of a Legend,” a free-to-download, semi-interactive Steam demo that recreates the excitement of owning the legendary GPU.
The experience takes players back to a 2006-era gaming room, where they can unbox the GeForce 8800 GTX, inspect it up close, install it in a period-accurate PC and discover Easter eggs celebrating GeForce history. Built using modern RTX technologies, including path tracing, DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and RTX Mega Geometry, the demo brings a nostalgic PC gaming experience to life with today’s graphics technology.
Keep an eye out for some familiar pieces of PC gaming history, including:
- Posters featuring classic NVIDIA tech demos, including Froggy, Cascades and Adrianne
- Legendary GPUs, including the TNT2, GeForce 2 and GeForce 6800 Ultra
- The GeForce 8800 GTX with its original box artwork
- The NVIDIA nForce 680i motherboard
- Windows Vista, complete with its iconic startup sound
- Additional hardware, magazines and other throwbacks from the era