What just happened? The GPU has a long history. And then long, in fact, that information technology could fill a museum. Such a fantastical idea has now become a reality, with Chinese hardware manufacturer Colorful announcing the world's offset GPU History Museum in partnership with Nvidia.

The museum, located in at Shenzhen New Generation Industrial Park where Colorful recently located, contains a visual history of the Graphics Processing Unit's evolution, starting from the 1980s up to the present 24-hour interval.

The museum includes some of the industry'south about meaning products, including Nvidia's first-ever GeForce carte, the GeForce 256—check out this Lego version—which the company called the "globe's first GPU." Some of team green's earlier cards can also be institute at the museum.

Nvidia'south GeForce 256, remember this one?

Tech fans will find pre-AMD ATl cards, including the Rage Fury Maxx that featured a pair of Rage 128 PRO GPUs on a single board—its first dual GPU product. There are also graphics adapters adult by IBM, 3Dlabs, Intel, S3, Trident, 3Dfx, and others, all sorted by year, judging from the images.

The ATI Rage Fury Maxx, a high-performance enthusiast follow-up to the Rage 128

Visitors will be able to practice more at the museum than acquire virtually GPUs. There's likewise a section dedicated to China's e-sports history and achievements—Colorful's iGame sub-brand was established in 2008 to promote the evolution of e-sports in the land.

Fans of modern-day graphics cards will be able to experience the best of today'southward hardware using an avant-garde racing simulator featuring multiple 8K displays and a full racing setup, including a chair, wheel, pedals, and force feedback. There's also an "advanced VR cockpit" for visitors to enjoy some of the latest virtual reality games.

Colorful writes that the GPU History Museum volition be available for visitor registration before long.

If the idea of such as museum appeals to y'all, check out our multi-part History of the Modern Graphics Processor feature, the Acme 10 Most Significant AMD GPUs of All Fourth dimension, and 3Dfx Interactive: Gone But Not Forgotten.