NVIDIA Introduces the GeForce 6600 GPU - a Gamer's Dream for Doom 3
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GPUs are First to Offer Supercharged Performance, SLI-Multi-GPU Support and Shader Model 3.0 Features at Mainstream Prices
QUAKECON 2004, GRAPEVINE, Texas, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today introduced the GeForce(TM) 6600 GT and GeForce 6600, the latest additions to its GeForce 6 Series of graphics processing units (GPUs). These new products bring the feature set of NVIDIA's flagship GeForce 6800 GPU, including support for Microsoft(R) DirectX(R) 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 and NVIDIA's revolutionary UltraShadow II technology, to the mainstream market. The GeForce 6600 GT rips through DOOM 3(TM) at a stunning 42 frames per second at high quality, high-resolution (1600x1200x32) settings(i).
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"NVIDIA's latest generation of chipsets gives exceptional performance and feature gains across the entire line, from the consumer cards to the specialty cards. I use a GeForce 6800 class card in my primary workstation, which is the best endorsement I can give," said John Carmack, president and technical director of id Software."
The GeForce 6600 GPUs will be featured in live demonstrations starting today at QuakeCon, which is being held August 12-15 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
"Critics have called the GeForce 6 architecture the most advanced in the industry, and GeForce 6600 GPUs mean the cost of that bleeding-edge graphics technology just got cut in half for gamers," said Dan Vivoli executive vice president of marketing for NVIDIA. "DOOM 3, the most anticipated game of the year, and the mind blowing price/performance ratio of GeForce 6600 GPUs -- that is what gamers' dreams are made of."
As an extension of the award-winning GeForce 6 Series, these two new graphics processors are the first mainstream GPUs to support Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, and a superscalar architecture for unprecedented performance. GeForce 6600 GPUs also feature a dedicated on-chip video processor that brings consumer electronics-quality video to the personal computer. In addition, the GeForce 6600 GT brings the innovative NVIDIA(R) SLI(TM) multi-GPU technology to the mainstream market, which could enable millions of users to experience the power of two GPUs in their system.
Backed by the NVIDIA ForceWare(TM) software suite and Unified Driver Architecture (UDA), the GeForce 6600 GPUs ensure industry-renowned compatibility and reliability for a great user experience.
The newest additions to the GeForce 6 Series of GPUs include:
-- The GeForce 6600 GT -- The NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT has an eight pipe
superscalar design, supports 128MB of GDDR3 graphics memory, includes
NVIDIA SLI multi-GPU technology, and has a suggested street price of
$199.
-- The GeForce 6600 -- The GeForce 6600 GPU also has an eight pipe
superscalar design and supports 128MB of DDR graphics memory.
The GeForce 6600 and GeForce 6600 GT GPUs are expected to be available in late-September from the world's leading add-in-card manufacturers, including:
-- Albatron Technology, Co. Ltd
-- Anextek
-- AOpen
-- ASUS Computer International
-- BFG Technologies, Inc.
-- Biostar
-- Chaintech Computer Co. Ltd.
-- ELSA Japan
-- eVGA.com Corporation
-- Gainward Co., Ltd.
-- Gigabyte Technology, Co., Ltd.
-- InsideTNC
-- Leadtek Research, Inc.
-- Micro-Star International
-- Palit Microsystems, Inc.
-- Pine, XFX, a Division of Pine
-- PNY Technologies
-- Prolink Computer Inc
-- Sigmacomm
-- Sparkle
Systems featuring GeForce 6600 GPUs are expected to become available this fall from many of the world's leading PC manufacturers including:
-- ABS Computer Technologies, Inc. - North America
-- Acer Europe - Europe
-- Alienware - North America, Europe
-- Atelco Computer - Europe
-- Boxx Technologies - North America
-- CyberPower Inc. - North America
-- Evesham - Europe
-- Falcon Northwest - North America
-- Fujitsu Siemens Computers
-- Hypersonic PC Systems - North America
-- iBUYPOWER Computer - North America
-- Medion AG - Europe
-- Monarch Computer Systems - North America
-- Mouse Computer Japan (MCJ Co., LTD) - Asia
-- NEC Computers International
-- Network Technical - Europe
-- Olidata - Europe
-- Paradigit - Europe
-- PC Club - North America
-- Polywell - North America
-- Scan Computers - Europe
-- Seanix - North America
-- ThirdWave Corporation - Asia
-- Tiger Direct - North America
-- Time - Europe
-- TSUKUMO Co., Ltd. - Asia
-- Unika - Europe
-- UNITCOM INC - Asia
-- Velocity Micro - North America
-- Vicious PC - North America
-- VoodooPC - North America
-- ZT Group - North America
For additional details and list of partners, please log on to http://www.nvidia.com/ .
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 PCs, enterprise PCs, notebook PCs, professional workstations, handhelds, and video game consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 2,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.nvidia.com/.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to the benefits, uses, performance and features of the NVIDIA products and technology, the availability of the ultimate in 3D and video processing to be available to millions of users, suggested prices and expected availability dates of our new products and systems that feature our products 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, NVIDIA's reliance on third-party manufacturers, general industry trends including cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor industries, delays in integration of our products, the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, changes in industry standards and interfaces, market acceptance of our products, our dependence on third-party developers and publishers, the impact of litigation and other proceedings and other risks detailed and from time to time in NVIDIA's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 25, 2004 and other filings made from time to time with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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(i) Based on internal testing performed at NVIDIA on an Intel Alderwood
motherboard with a 3.4GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition and 1GB of RAM
using GeForce 6600 GT with Forceware 65.71 drivers on Doom 3 retail
version timedemo: demo1. Running at 1600x1200x0XAAx0XAF high quality
setting, the GeForce 6600 GT scored 42.5 frames per second.
CONTACT: Brian Burke of NVIDIA Corporation, +1-512-401-4385, or
bburke@nvidia.com
Web site: http://www.nvidia.com/
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