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JOSE, Calif., Aug. 24, 2000 -- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq:NVDA) announced
today will be the first 3D graphics company ready to deliver a product
to benefit from Intel's new AGP8x interface, the next generation of
the parallel AGP interface. Like AGP4x it is a 32 bit wide bus, but
the new specification allows a doubling in speed to 533MHz. Intel is
releasing the rev 0.9 specifications in August 2000. NVIDIA and Intel
have been engaged to gather feedback and validate the implementation
in the AGP8x specification.
"We are pleased to have worked with Intel to develop the AGP8x specification
and intend to fully support it in our future generation GPUs," stated
Dan Vivoli, senior vice president of marketing at NVIDIA. "By
providing advanced system bandwidth to balance graphics performance,
our AGP8x initiative represents a major step forward in the graphics
industry."
"Intel has worked closely with NVIDIA to deliver high-performance
3D graphics capabilities to the desktop PC market segment," stated
David Fair, Intel Visualization Technologies Initiative manager.
"By combining our two roadmaps, we hope to move consumers, generation-by-generation,
closer to Pixar level graphics on the desktop PC."
NVIDIA Products
NVIDIA gives developers the advantage of a unified driver architecture
across all implementations. NVIDIA's single-chip GPUs enable high-frame-rate
3D graphics, benchmark-winning 2D graphics, and high-definition digital
video processing for visual realism and real-time interactivity. Optimized
for both Microsoft Direct3D and OpenGL APIs, the NVIDIA product line
currently includes:
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NVIDIA Quadro2
Pro and Quadro2 MXR for the professional workstation, digital content
creation, and MCAD markets.
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NVIDIA GeForce2
Ultra, GeForce2 GTS, and GeForce 256 graphics processing units (GPUs)
for the PC enthusiast market.
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NVIDIA GeForce2
MX GPU for the corporate desktop market.
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NVIDIA TNT2
Pro for the performance PC market.
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NVIDIA Vanta,
Vanta LT, and TNT2 M64 for the commercial and corporate mainstream
PC markets.
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Aladdin TNT2
for the sub-$1000 PC market. |
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA is a global leader in advanced graphics processing technology.
The breadth of the NVIDIA product family enables multimedia experiences
for the entire desktop computer market from workstations to internet-enabled
appliances. NVIDIA GPUs are used by large corporations, small- to medium-sized
businesses, and home-based consumers. For more information, please visit
the Company's web site at http://www.nvidia.com.
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