NVIDIA Kepler architecture

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GPU microarchitecture

NVIDIA Kepler architecture is a GPU microarchitecture designed to deliver high parallel computing performance and improved energy efficiency for graphics and high-performance computing workloads.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Kepler architecture	2
NVIDIA 3rd-generation unified shader architecture	1
NVIDIA Kepler architecture canonical	1
Nvidia Kepler	1
SMX streaming multiprocessor design	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8822683 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NVIDIA Kepler architecture
Context triple: [NVIDIA Tesla data center GPUs, architectureBasedOn, NVIDIA Kepler architecture]

A. NVIDIA Ampere architecture
NVIDIA Ampere architecture is a GPU microarchitecture from NVIDIA that powers RTX 30-series graphics cards, delivering significant improvements in ray tracing, AI performance, and power efficiency over previous generations.
B. Nvidia Maxwell GPU
The Nvidia Maxwell GPU is a graphics processing architecture from Nvidia known for significantly improved power efficiency and performance, widely used in mid-2010s desktop, mobile, and embedded devices.
C. NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture
NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture is a GPU microarchitecture from NVIDIA that powers the RTX 40-series graphics cards, delivering major advances in ray tracing, AI acceleration, and power efficiency over previous generations.
D. NVIDIA Tesla data center GPUs
NVIDIA Tesla data center GPUs are high-performance graphics processing units designed for accelerated computing workloads such as AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing in server and data center environments.
E. NVIDIA CUDA
NVIDIA CUDA is a parallel computing platform and programming model that enables developers to use NVIDIA GPUs for general-purpose high-performance computing.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NVIDIA Kepler architecture
Target entity description: NVIDIA Kepler architecture is a GPU microarchitecture designed to deliver high parallel computing performance and improved energy efficiency for graphics and high-performance computing workloads.

A. NVIDIA Ampere architecture
NVIDIA Ampere architecture is a GPU microarchitecture from NVIDIA that powers RTX 30-series graphics cards, delivering significant improvements in ray tracing, AI performance, and power efficiency over previous generations.
B. Nvidia Maxwell GPU
The Nvidia Maxwell GPU is a graphics processing architecture from Nvidia known for significantly improved power efficiency and performance, widely used in mid-2010s desktop, mobile, and embedded devices.
C. NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture
NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture is a GPU microarchitecture from NVIDIA that powers the RTX 40-series graphics cards, delivering major advances in ray tracing, AI acceleration, and power efficiency over previous generations.
D. NVIDIA Tesla data center GPUs
NVIDIA Tesla data center GPUs are high-performance graphics processing units designed for accelerated computing workloads such as AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing in server and data center environments.
E. NVIDIA CUDA
NVIDIA CUDA is a parallel computing platform and programming model that enables developers to use NVIDIA GPUs for general-purpose high-performance computing.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	GPU microarchitecture ⓘ
architectureGeneration	NVIDIA 3rd-generation unified shader architecture ⓘ linked to: NVIDIA Kepler architecture
codename	Kepler ⓘ
designGoal	enhance GPU computing for HPC ⓘ improve compute density ⓘ increase performance per watt ⓘ
developer	NVIDIA ⓘ linked to: NVIDIA Corporation
family	NVIDIA GeForce ⓘ linked to: NVIDIA GeForce GPU line NVIDIA Quadro ⓘ NVIDIA Tesla ⓘ linked to: NVIDIA Tesla K20X
firstLaunchYear	2012 ⓘ
keyFeature	ECC memory support on selected models ⓘ GPU Boost technology ⓘ linked to: Nvidia GPU Boost 2.0 Hyper-Q ⓘ PCI Express 3.0 support ⓘ SMX streaming multiprocessor design ⓘ linked to: NVIDIA Kepler architecture dynamic parallelism ⓘ enhanced warp schedulers ⓘ high parallel computing performance ⓘ improved energy efficiency ⓘ improved instruction throughput ⓘ improved power management ⓘ support for CUDA programming model ⓘ support for DirectX 11 ⓘ support for OpenGL 4.x ⓘ
marketSegment	consumer graphics ⓘ data center computing ⓘ professional visualization ⓘ
notableImprovementOver	higher shader count compared to Fermi ⓘ reduced power consumption compared to Fermi ⓘ
predecessor	NVIDIA Fermi architecture ⓘ
processNode	28 nm ⓘ
successor	NVIDIA Maxwell architecture ⓘ linked to: Nvidia Maxwell GPU
supportsAPI	CUDA 5.x generation ⓘ DirectCompute ⓘ OpenCL ⓘ
supportsFeature	double-precision floating point on selected models ⓘ
targetApplication	GPGPU ⓘ graphics processing ⓘ high-performance computing ⓘ
usedInProduct	GeForce GTX 660 Ti ⓘ linked to: GeForce 600 Series GeForce GTX 670 ⓘ linked to: GeForce 600 Series GeForce GTX 680 ⓘ linked to: GeForce 600 Series GeForce GTX 690 ⓘ Quadro K5000 ⓘ linked to: NVIDIA Quadro Quadro K6000 ⓘ linked to: NVIDIA Quadro Tesla K20 ⓘ Tesla K20X ⓘ linked to: Tesla K20 Tesla K40 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NVIDIA Tesla data center GPUs → architectureBasedOn → NVIDIA Kepler architecture ⓘ

Nvidia Maxwell → precededBy → Nvidia Kepler ⓘ

subject linked to: Nvidia Maxwell GPU