New NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 Outperforms Competition
Adopted by HP and IBM, NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 Sets New Performance Standard for Mid-Range Professional Graphics Solutions
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation , the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today unveiled the NVIDIA Quadro(R) FX 1100, a mid-range professional graphics solution that outperforms high-end competitive boards on key industry-standard SPECviewperf(R) 7.1.1 3dsmax-02, ProE-02, and Ugs-03 tests.(1) Engineered to deliver unprecedented graphics performance, precision, and programmability, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 will serve demanding graphics and engineering professionals in computer-aided design, digital content creation, and scientific visualization markets.
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Available from HP in the HP Workstation xw4100, HP Workstation xw6000, and HP Workstation xw8000 as well as IBM in its IntelliStation MPro and ZPro workstations early next year, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 is armed with a high-end architecture that is designed to allow developers to interactively simulate a virtually unlimited range of real-world properties.
"The NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 is a testament to NVIDIA's exceptional people and intense focus on excellence in graphics technology," said Jeff Brown, general manager of workstation product management at NVIDIA. "Rock-solid partnerships with companies such as HP, IBM, and PNY further underscore our continued drive to provide professionals with the gold standard in workstation graphics."
Features and benefits of the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 include:
-- Industry's only true 128-bit floating-point graphics pipeline delivers
a higher level of accuracy and the ultimate in visual quality.
-- Industry-leading 12 bits of subpixel precision helps to ensure high
geometric accuracy and the elimination of sparkles, cracks, and other
rasterization anomalies.
-- Third-generation vertex and pixel programmability allows professionals
to simulate a wide range of physical effects and surface properties.
-- 128MB graphics memory powers high resolution digital and analog
displays.
-- 0.13-micron graphics processing unit from the IBM foundry in East
Fishkill, NY for higher performance with lower power consumption.
"NVIDIA continues to bring groundbreaking graphics solutions to the professional market," said Jim Zafarana, vice president and worldwide marketing, Workstation Business Unit, HP. "With the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100, HP is again able to combine world-renowned graphics performance, precision, and programmability with its advanced workstation technology to offer professionals the very best computing experience."
NVIDIA offers the broadest professional software application certification program in the industry. All NVIDIA graphics products use the NVIDIA(R) Unified Driver Architecture (UDA), a set of backward-and-forward, top-to-bottom compatible graphics drivers that optimize application performance, stability, and reliability.
NVIDIA Quadro distributors such as PNY (US and Europe), LeadTek (Asia/Pacific), and Elsa (Japan), as well as other value-added resellers and system builders are also selling the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100, now in volume production.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation is a market leader in visual computing technology dedicated to creating products that enhance the interactive experience on consumer and professional computing platforms. Its graphics and communications processors have broad market reach and are incorporated into a wide variety of computing platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs, enterprise PCs, professional workstations, digital content creation systems, notebook PCs, military navigation systems, and video game consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 1,700 people worldwide. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.nvidia.com/ ( http://www.nvidia.com/ ).
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(1) The mid-range NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 out-performs high-end ATI FireGL
X2, high-end 3DLabs Wildcat 4 7110, and upper mid-range ATI Fire GL X1
boards on key Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC)
SPECviewperf(R) 7.1.1 3dsmax-02 and ProE-02 tests. The mid-range
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 out-performs the upper mid-range ATI Fire GL X1
on the critical SPECviewperf(R) 7.1.1 Ugs-03 test and the high-end
3DLabs Wildcat 4 7110 on all SPECviewperf(R) 7.1.1 tests. The latest
SPECviewperf(R) 7.1.1 results are available at:
http://www.spec.org/gpc/opc.data/vp711/summary.html .
CONTACT: Charlie Rasch of NVIDIA Corporation, +1-408-486-8236, or
crasch@nvidia.com
Web site: http://www.nvidia.com/
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