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In The Trenches With NVIDIA - See What Nvidia Sees!

2009-08-24T15:50:53Z

NVIDIA has launched a new section on their website lead by, their technology Evangelist, Brian Harvey. The section is called "In The Trenches" and it's a testament to everything Nvidia sees at tradeshows, during interviews, and at conventions, but through the eyes of Nvidia. To give you an idea of topics, currently featured topics include:

To learn more about this exciting new section, and follow their weekly updates on all areas of the industry, visit In The Trenches!

Trial Court Finds for NVIDIA in 3dfx Bankruptcy Trial

2008-05-05T17:26:47Z

SANTA CLARA, CA─MAY 2, 2008—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California issued its Memorandum Decision After Trial (the "Decision") in the 3dfx bankruptcy action. In the Decision, the Court found in favor of NVIDIA on all issues and rejected the Trustee's attempts to obtain damages from NVIDIA in excess of $100 million. The Trustee's lawsuit arose from NVIDIA's 2001 acquisition of certain assets of its former competitor, 3dfx Interactive, Inc. Specifically, the Trustee claimed that NVIDIA did not pay fair value for the assets it acquired in the transaction, thereby allegedly harming 3dfx's creditors.

"A trial was necessary to fully demonstrate that we conducted ourselves appropriately in the acquisition and we are very pleased with the Decision from the Court. The Decision is comprehensive, thorough, well-reasoned, and a complete rejection of the Trustee's legal and factual arguments," said David Shannon, NVIDIA's senior vice president and general counsel.

The Court expressly found that "the Trustee's valuation theory--every way it is articulated--is simply not credible," and concluded that "the creditors of 3dfx were not injured by the Transaction."

"We will continue to fight this matter through any and all appeals," said Mr. Shannon.

NVIDIA CEO rants at Intel

2008-04-14T15:07:26Z

The CEO of NVIDIA, Jen-Hsun Huang seem to be quite anti-Intel lately. During the last NVIDIA conference call with analysts there were discussions about the fact that Intel is increasing their focus on graphics with their next-gen Nehalem CPU architecture later this year.

Intel has stated that the days of GPU's are numbered. NVIDIA counters this with their own statements, presentating 900 GTX and 900 GX 2 and points out that GPU's play a larger role in game performance than the CPU does. Also, earlier this week NVIDIA launched a tool called PC Configurator, which tells you that all you need for a good GPU is a Core 2 Duo E4500.

GeForce 9800GX2 the Fastest Graphics Card on the Planet

2008-03-18T21:39:09Z

New Generation Dual GPU solution provides a complete, high definition entertainment experience for the PC

The NVIDIA GeForce 9800GX2 is the latest graphics card to revolutionise your PC experience. GeForce 9800 GX2 gives the best gaming performance in the world, HybridPower means a quiet, low power and more environmentally friendly PC and PureVideo HD takes your PC to the cutting edge of High Definition.

Bar None the fastest Graphics Card on the Planet

The GeForce 9800GX2 is at the cutting edge of technology; with 256 screaming fast processor cores and a 1GB total framebuffer, all running through PCI Express 2.0, means the GeForce 9800GX2 is designed from the ground up for Gaming at Extreme HD resolutions.

NVIDIA Hybrid Power – gives you power when you need it most

Combining a GeForce 9800GX2 with one of the latest motherboards featuring NVIDIA’s nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset makes your system ready for Hybrid Power. Not all applications require a high end GeForce discrete GPU, for times such as these an integrated GeForce GPU can run these applications perfectly while saving power and therefore the environment. The intelligent Hybrid Power system can also combine the power of the GeForce 9800GX2 with the onboard graphics for maximum performance.

PureVideo HD – make your PC the centre of your digital home

PureVideo HD makes High Definition content come to life on your PC – whether video’s are downloaded, streamed, or on Blu-Ray – even the most demanding HD content plays back effortlessly thanks to the best HD engine available on the market. But it is not only the speed of HD rendering that is improved, with PureVideo HD films comes to life with dynamic Contrast Enhancement and automatic enhancements to Greens, Blues, & Skin Tones

The NVIDIA GeForce 9800GX2 Makes all of the above possible, for the very best graphics on the planet there is no other choice.

Processor Cores

256 (128 per GPU)

Core Clock

600MHz

Shader Clock

1500MHz

Memory Clock

1000MHz

Memory

1GB GDDR3 (512MB per GPU)

Power Connector

8-pin + 6-pin

Board Power

197W

Thermal

Patent Pending Integrated Cooling Solution

Outputs

2x DVI-DL + HDMI

First test of Geforce 9800 GTX

2008-02-27T10:43:40Z

Those looking for the next 'green' thing in terms of single-GPU graphics cards will have will soon be getting the GeForce 9800 GTX which is based on the 65nm G92-420 chip. This dual-slot high-end beastie will come to fill the gap between the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 and 9800 GX2 and will support DirectX 10(.0), OpenGL 2.1 and Triple-SLI.

Set to be clocked at about 675, 1688 and 2200 MHz (GPU, shaders and memory) the GeForce 9800 GTX has just been put to the test by the guys at Expreview.com who have hooked it up to a system equipped with a 3GHz QX9650 CPU and ran Futuremark's 3DMark06. At the default settings and resolution (1280x1024) the upcoming GeForce card has returned a score of 14014 points, as you can see below. The score is certainly promising, but still a testimony to the fact that the 9800 GTX is a rather shy evolutionary step given the use of the G92 chip. We still want two though. No, make that three.

GeForce 9 Series - up to up to 116% more performance

2008-02-22T00:53:02Z

Nvidia is surely fast running out of four-digit numbers. Their new Geforce 9 series are according to them one of the largest generational performance leaps In company history.

GeForce 9600 GT GPU Kicks Off GeForce 9 Series and Offers Huge Value to Gamers

SANTA CLARA, CA—FEBRUARY 21, 2008—NVIDIA Corporation, the world leader in visual computing technologies, has unveiled the first graphics processing unit (GPU) in its next-generation GeForce 9 Series that may offer the largest single-generation performance jump in the company’s history. Introduced today, the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT delivers up to 116%(i) more performance than its predecessor.

“After going to all the GeForce LANs and seeing the rigs that gamers play on, we wanted to kick off the GeForce 9 with the perfect GPU for gamers.” said Ujesh Desai, general manager of GeForce desktop GPUs at NVIDIA. “The first product to be introduced in the GeForce 9 family gives gamers the horsepower to play cutting-edge DirectX 10 games at a price they will love and can afford.”

A point has been reached in PC gaming where the graphics horsepower requirements to play popular games such as Call of Duty 4and Unreal Tournament 3 at high resolutions such as 1900x1200 and above with high-image-quality features enabled has outpaced a lot of the installed hardware. Until now, graphics processors capable of delivering playable frame rates at those stressful settings have cost upwards of €250. With the GeForce 9600 GT GPU, immersive gaming with incredible graphics is now within the reach and budget of PC gamers.

“NVIDIA continues to innovate in hardware technology so that game enthusiasts and consumers can fully experience the incredible graphics offerings in Microsoft’s operating systems, including Windows Vista,” said Kevin Unangst, senior global director of Games for Windows, Microsoft. “The new 9600 GT GPU further extends NVIDIA’s ability to deliver improved DirectX 10 performance on Windows Vista at an affordable price point, so that anyone and everyone can have an amazing gaming experience.”

The new GeForce 9600 GT shows an improved performance-per-watt ratio compared to its predecessor as well as improved compression efficiency. In addition to 64 stream processors—each individually clocked at a blazing-fast 1625 MHz—and a 256-bit memory interface running at 900 MHz, the GeForce 9600 GT is designed for the new PCIe 2.0 bus standard and features backwards compatibility with the original PCIe standard.

The GeForce 9600 GT also improves high-definition video playback on the everyday PCs by leveraging NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology, to deliver high-quality playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray movies. The new programmable video-processing engine takes on all of the high definition H.264 video decoding, freeing the CPU to perform other tasks while significantly reducing power consumption, heat, and noise. Spectacular picture clarity and vibrant colour is achieved with advanced video processing technology.

GeForce 9600 GT-based graphics cards are available now from leading add-in card manufacturers, retailers, and system builders. For information on where to buy GeForce 9600 GT products, please visit http://www.nvidia.co.uk/wheretobuy.

NVIDIA to Acquire AGEIA Technologies

2008-02-05T22:52:26Z

Nvidia who makes the best graphic cards in the world (in my own opinion) is now taking a shortcut to nice physics with the definitive agreement to acquire AGEIA Technologies, Inc., the industry leader in gaming physics technology.

"The AGEIA team is world class, and is passionate about the same thing we are—creating the most amazing and captivating game experiences," stated Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. "By combining the teams that created the world's most pervasive GPU and physics engine brands, we can now bring GeForce®-accelerated PhysX to hundreds of millions of gamers around the world."

"NVIDIA is the perfect fit for us. They have the world's best parallel computing technology and are the thought leaders in GPUs and gaming. We are united by a common culture based on a passion for innovating and driving the consumer experience," said Manju Hegde, co-founder and CEO of AGEIA.

The full press release can be seen here.