GeForce 7600 GS and GeForce 7300 LE GPUs Deliver GeForce 7 Series Features and
Performance at Affordable Prices
GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE 2006, SAN JOSE, MARCH 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable
graphics processor technologies, today expanded the Company's GeForce 7 Series
product line for the mainstream market segment with two aggressively-priced
graphics processing units (GPUs). Available immediately from leading retail
and e-tail outlets worldwide are:
-- The GeForce 7600 GS GPU -- this NVIDIA(R) SLI(TM)-Ready GPU delivers
extreme high-definition (HD) gaming and home-theater quality HD video
with silent operation for an incredible entertainment experience.
-- The GeForce 7300 LE GPU -- previously available only to system
builders, the GeForce 7300 LE boasts the video and gaming features of
today's most advanced GPUs and delivers stunning, HD video -- up to
1080i resolution -- and ultra-realistic gaming effects at mainstream
price points without compromising performance.
"NVIDIA GPUs have long been praised in the enthusiast community and by
gamers for excellent 3D performance and exceptional HD video playback," said
Ujesh Desai, general manager of desktop GPUs at NVIDIA. "The same
characteristics that make so many gamers select NVIDIA GPUs will greatly
benefit mainstream customers when Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Vista arrives -- and
these new GPUs deliver the same enthusiast -- class features at very
affordable prices."
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"Our sales data indicates that the GeForce 7 Series graphics architecture
is preferred by our customers, and GeForce 7600 GS fills in the only remaining
hole in the incredibly-strong GeForce 7 product line-up from NVIDIA," said
Howard Tong, vice president at Newegg.com. "The price band of $129 to $149 is
immensely popular among our customers, so a product based on the highly-
regarded GeForce 7 Series architecture in this price range is sure to be in
very high demand."
Boasting the renowned GeForce 7 Series features, these new GPUs deliver
advanced technologies including:
-- A high-performance 3D architecture built for Microsoft Windows
Vista -- the industry's first operating system to require a dedicated
GPU to realize its full potential(1).
-- H.264 hardware accelerated support through NVIDIA PureVideo(TM)
technology -- the combination of HD video processors and software
delivers a HD home-theater quality video experience to the PC.
-- The industry's only GPU architecture with full support for Microsoft
DirectX(R) 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 -- including vertex texture fetch
(VTF) -- enabling advanced shading programs for more realistic effects.
Some of the world's leading add-in card partners are offering graphics
cards based on the new NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series GPUs, including Albatron, AOpen
Inc., ASUSTek Computer Inc., BFG Technologies Inc., Biostar, Chaintech
Computer Co. Ltd., Cheer Ascent, City Gate / Triple-D, Club3D, ELSA, Epsco,
EVGA Corporation, Gainward Co. Ltd., Galaxy, Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.,
Innovision, Jaton, Jetway, Leadtek Research Inc., MSI Computer Corporation,
Palit Microsystems, Inc., Prolink, PNY Technology, Point of View, Sigmacom,
SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., and XFX.
For further information on the GeForce 7 Series GPUs, please visit
http://www.nvidia.com .
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation is the worldwide leader in programmable graphics
processor technologies. The Company creates innovative, industry-changing
products for computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices. NVIDIA is
headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and
the Americas. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to the
benefits, capabilities, performance and features of the NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
and GeForce 7300 LE GPUs, anticipated availability of the new GPUs, demand for
our new GPUs, Microsoft Windows Vista, and add-in partners offering the new
GPUs are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than
expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
unexpected changes in Microsoft's next generation operating system, delays in
ramping new products into production, developments of new products and
technologies by competitors, software bugs, manufacturing defects, the impact
of competitive products and pricing alternatives, changes in industry
standards and interfaces, and other risks detailed from time to time in the
NVIDIA reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2006. These forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the
date hereof. NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements.
NOTE: All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are
associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to
change without notice.
1) Microsoft's recommendation for graphics with Windows Vista can be found
at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/hardware/vistahardware.
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SOURCE NVIDIA Corporation
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