NVIDIA's Graphics Processor Family Goes Top-to-Bottom With Fujitsu Siemens Computers

Business Wire, June 28, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

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

Award-Winning 3D Graphics Processor Family Delivers Best-of-Class

Price/Performance to Fujitsu Siemens Computers

Professional and Consumer PCs and Intel-Based Workstations

NVIDIA(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:NVDA) today announced that Fujitsu Siemens Computers has selected NVIDIA's TNT2(TM)-class graphics processors and GeForce-class GPUs (graphics processor units) for their consumer, professional, and workstation PC product lines. NVIDIA's family of graphics processors delivers a superior combination of graphics performance, quality, compatibility, and features for each market segment.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers selected the NVIDIA TNT2 M64 for the SCENIC e-series and SCENIC x-series professional PCs. Europe's leading computer vendor also selected the GeForce2 GTS(TM) GPU as the graphics solution for the SILVERLINE multimedia consumer line and NVIDIA's GeForce2 MX(TM) for the mid-range SCALEO consumer line. For their CELSIUS workstation, Fujitsu Siemens Computers chose TNT2 Pro to deliver optimal quality and performance for the professional market.

"Fujitsu Siemens Computers' decision to use our entire family of 3D processors truly exemplifies the technological leadership and scalability of our business," said Jeff Fisher, executive vice president of sales at NVIDIA. "Our unified hardware and software architecture provides an unmatched combination of compatibility and manageability, while dramatically reducing the total cost of ownership for Fujitsu Siemens Computers' customers."

"With the introduction of an own line of NVIDIA chipset based graphics cards for the complete Fujitsu Siemens Computers range of professional PC and consumer PC, we are able to offer the best graphics cards available in the market at the best prices," stated Dr. Joseph Reger, vice president strategic marketing of Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "Our customers will benefit from the outstanding price/performance ratio of this solution."

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.