NVIDIA's New GeForce2 MX Graphics Selected by Fujitsu Siemens Computers For SCALEO Consumer PC

Business Wire, June 28, 2000

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000

World's First Mainstream GPU Delivers Unprecedented Visual

Capabilities and Quality to SCALEO Consumer PC

NVIDIA(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced that Fujitsu Siemens Computers has chosen the GeForce2 MX(tm) as the GPU of choice for their SCALEO consumer PC. The GeForce2 MX delivers industry-leading performance and quality with a new advanced TwinView(tm) architecture at a mainstream solution price. The rich feature set, highly acclaimed performance and quality, combined with its low cost, truly makes GeForce2 MX a GPU (graphics processor units) for the masses.

Based on the award-winning GeForce2 GTS(tm) architecture, this well-balanced architecture powers razor-sharp, crystal-clear 2D graphics, even at extreme resolutions as high as 2048 x 1536, in 32-bit color on a primary display screen. The new GPU offers outstanding 3D performance by delivering over 20 million sustained triangles per second and 700 million texels per second. The GeForce2 MX delivers more than three times the texture processing power of any competitive mainstream consumer graphics processor.

"Today's consumers want the best in digital multimedia features and the performance for Internet and entertainment applications," said Jeff Fisher, executive vice president of sales at NVIDIA. "GeForce2 MX's groundbreaking TwinView and Digital Vibrance Control(tm) technologies deliver capabilities, visual quality, and performance unheard of for the value-conscious consumer."

NVIDIA Products

The first 3D graphics semiconductor company to deliver a complete top-to-bottom family of 3D solutions, NVIDIA gives developers the advantage of a unified driver architecture across all implementations. NVIDIA's single-chip GPUs enable high-frame-rate 3D graphics, benchmark-winning 2D graphics, and high-definition digital video processing for unequaled visual realism and real-time interactivity. Optimized for both Microsoft(R) Direct3D(R) and OpenGL(R) APIs, the NVIDIA product line currently includes:

      --  NVIDIA Quadro(tm) for professional workstations, digital
        content creation, and MCAD markets. The Quadro GPU integrates
        the revolutionary QuadEngine(tm) architecture for optimized
        transform and lighting functions.

      --  NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS(tm) and GeForce 256(tm) graphics
        processing units (GPUs) for the PC enthusiast market. The
        GeForce2 GTS delivers geometry processing power and radical
        per-pixel shading features unmatched by any other graphics
        processor.

      --  NVIDIA GeForce2 MX(tm) for the corporate desktop market. The
        GeForce2 MX offers Digital Vibrance Control(tm), TwinView(tm)
        display options, and a unified driver making it the ultimate
        graphics solution for the corporate user. It leverages the
        GeForce2 GTS architecture, including features such as second
        generation transform and lighting and per-pixel shading, yet
        is priced at one third of the cost of the original GeForce 256
        GPU. This rich feature set, combined with its low cost, makes
        GeForce2 MX truly a GPU for the masses.

      --  NVIDIA TNT2(tm) Pro for the performance PC market. The TNT2
        Pro features NVIDIA's award-winning, fourth-generation,
        128-bit 3D architecture that has garnered more than 400
        industry awards.

      --  NVIDIA Vanta(tm), Vanta LT, and TNT2 M64 for the commercial
        and corporate mainstream PC markets. Also based on the
        original award-winning NVIDIA TNT2 architecture, these
        processors offer low-cost, high-performance choices for
        business and entertainment applications.

      --  Aladdin TNT2(tm) for the sub-$1,000 PC market. The first truly
        integrated graphics chipset, Aladdin TNT2 redefines the
        possibilities for the lowest cost platforms.

About NVIDIA

The computing industry recognizes NVIDIA as the global leader in advanced graphics processing technology for mainstream platforms, honoring the company with the most graphics awards in the history of the PC industry. The unmatched breadth of the NVIDIA product family enables gripping multimedia experiences for the entire desktop computer market from workstations to internet-enabled appliances. PC OEMs, add-in card manufacturers, system builders, and consumer electronics companies worldwide choose NVIDIA GPUs as the core component of their graphics processing solutions. NVIDIA GPUs are used by large corporations, small- to medium-sized businesses, and home-based consumers. NVIDIA graphics processors deliver superior performance and crisp visual quality for PC-based applications such as manufacturing, science, e-business, entertainment, and education. For more information, please visit the Company's web site at http://www.nvidia.com.

About Fujitsu Siemens Computers:

Fujitsu Siemens Computers was formed through a joint venture between Fujitsu Computers (Europe) Limited and Siemens Computer Systems, and commenced operations on 1st October 1999. The company is jointly owned by Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, and has its headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. With extensive European manufacturing facilities, customer-focused companies in 25 European countries, and more than 7,200 experienced employees, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is aiming to be the number one computer company in its home market, Europe, by the year 2001.