Nvidia MCP73
dateType
Chipset part
486Family
threadsMemory ctrl.
GDDR3DDRDDR2DDR3
datePCI Vendor ID
10DE 12D2
datePCI Device ID
056A 056C 056D 056E 056F 07C0 07C1 07C2 07C3 07C4 07C5 07C6 07C7 07C8 07CB 07CC 07CD 07CE 07CF 07D0 07D1 07D2 07D3 07D6 07D7 07D8 07D9 07DA 07DC 07DD 07DE 07DF 07F0 07F1 07F2 07F3 07F4 07F5 07F6 07F7 07F8 07F9 07FA 07FB 07FC 07FD 07FE
dimensionProcess node
90nm
tag Also known as
  • Nvidia MCP73D (nForce 630i)
  • Nvidia MCP73PV (GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i)
  • Nvidia MCP73S (GeForce 7050 + nForce 620i)
  • Nvidia MCP73U (GeForce 7150 + nForce 630i)
  • Nvidia MCP73V (GeForce 7050 + nForce 610i)
doc No chip documents available
notes Notes
  • MCP73U: Single chip GeForce 7150 + nForce 630i
  • MCP73PV: Single chip GeForce 7100 + nForce 630i
  • MCP73V: Single chip GeForce 7050 + nForce 610i
  • MCP73S: Single chip GeForce 7050 + nForce 620i
  • MCP73D: nForce 630i
drv 2 drivers available
wrench Known issues
  • Bumpgate

These cards are likely to suffer a premature failure due to the defective 90nm process node from TSMC used back in the day, where the die underfill used was inappropriate for the chip design.

On Nvidia GPUs it mainly affects all 90/80/65 and some 55 nm GPUs (the A revisons of G9x and GT200 chips).

You can see a very detailed explanation of this issue by RIP Felix on YouTube

Last updated 2025-06-10T09:55:08Z

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