ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO, LOS ANGELES, May 10
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide
leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced it
will demonstrate Alienware notebooks based on NVIDIA SLI technology -- the
world's first available notebooks to feature dual GeForce Go 7900 series
graphics processing units (GPUs), at E3 in Los Angeles. Delivering new
levels of visual realism at extreme high-definition (XHD) resolutions of
1680x1050 and higher, NVIDIA SLI technology enables dual NVIDIA(R) GPUs to
be used in notebooks based on the NVIDIA nForce(R)4 SLI core-logic
solution.
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These new enthusiast notebooks, targeted at one of the fastest growing
segments of the consumer notebook market, are among the fastest available
dual GPU gaming notebooks in the world. The Alienware Aurora mALX notebook
with a 19" display will be powered by two top-of-the-line NVIDIA GeForce Go
7900 GTX GPUs. The 17" Alienware Aurora(TM) m9700 will be powered by dual
high-performance GeForce Go 7900 GS GPUs.
"With NVIDIA GPUs and SLI technology, Alienware has closed the
performance gap between mobile and desktop systems with the introduction of
our latest mobile systems," said Mark Vena, Vice President of Marketing for
Alienware. "The Aurora m9700 and Aurora mALX give customers two incredibly
powerful and exciting new mobile options and these new systems underscore
Alienware's ongoing commitment to uncompromised performance at home, the
office or on the road."
"By combining dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 Series GPUs with SLI
technology, Alienware's new notebooks unleash a new level of graphics
performance for mobile gamers," said Jeff Fisher, Senior Vice President of
the GPU Business at NVIDIA. "Gamers on the go will be able to turn up their
3D quality settings at XHD resolutions for a greatly enhanced level of
realism and immersion."
NVIDIA SLI Technology
NVIDIA SLI technology is a patent-pending hardware and software
solution that enables the use of two NVIDIA GeForce GPUs in SLI-certified
notebooks featuring NVIDIA nForce4 SLI core logic solutions. The technology
features an intelligent communication protocol embedded in the GPU and a
high-speed digital interface on the graphics board to facilitate data flow.
A complete suite of NVIDIA software provides dynamic load balancing, and
advanced rendering and compositing to provide smooth frame rates and
outstanding image quality.
NVIDIA at E3 and Availability
Alienware notebooks featuring NVIDIA SLI technology will be on display
in the NVIDIA booth, #300 in the South Hall, at the Los Angeles Convention
Center from May 10 to May 12. To find our more about these notebooks visit
http://www.alienware.com. For a full list of SLI-equipped notebooks, please visit
http://www.slizone.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,
demonstrations of Alienware's SLI-based notebooks, availability of the
notebooks, and the benefits, features, performance, and capabilities of SLI
technology, GeForce Go 7900 GPUS, and Alienware SLI-based notebooks 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, delays in ramping
new products into production, loss in performance when our GPUs and
technologies are paired with our partners' products, development of more
powerful mobile options, changes in customer preferences or performance
demands, prohibitive pricing of new products, development of new,
manufacturing defects, software defects, market acceptance of a
competitor's product instead of our product, the impact of competitive
products and pricing alternatives, and other risks detailed from time to
time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange
Commission including its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29,
2006. These forward-looking statements 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.
SOURCE NVIDIA Corporation
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