Kepler (microarchitecture)
Kepler is the codename for a GPU microarchitecture developed by Nvidia, first introduced at retail in April 2012, as the successor to the Fermi microarchitecture. Kepler was Nvidia's first microarchitecture to focus on energy efficiency. Most GeForce 600 series, most GeForce 700 series, and some GeForce 800M series GPUs were based on Kepler, all manufactured in 28 nm. Kepler also found use in the GK20A, the GPU component of the Tegra K1 SoC, as well as in the Quadro Kxxx series, the Quadro NVS 510, and Nvidia Tesla computing modules. Kepler was followed by the Maxwell microarchitecture and used alongside Maxwell in the GeForce 700 series and GeForce 800M series.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z of the GeForce 700-line of graphics-cards, was the final major iteration featuring the Kepler microarchitecture (GK110-350-B1) as well as the final NVIDIA graphics card supporting dual-GPU configuration on a single PCB. | |
| Release date | April 2012 |
|---|---|
| Fabrication process | TSMC 28 nm |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Fermi |
| Successor | Maxwell |
| Support status | |
| Consumer: security updates until Sept 2024 Professional: security updates only after January 2023 | |
The architecture is named after Johannes Kepler, a German mathematician and key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution.